ROBERT DAVI (Danny DePasquale)
From his portrayal of James Bond villain Franz Sanchez, to FBI profiler Bailey Malone in “Profiler” (1996), Robert Davi is one of the film industry's most recognized tough guys, whether on the big screen or on television. His work as a Palestinian terrorist Salim Ajami in an award-winning TV movie brought him critical acclaim and caught the eye of legendary James Bond producer Albert R.Broccoli, who cast Davi as Colombian drug lord and lead villain Franz Sanchez in the Bond film “License To Kill” (1989).
His body of work includes over 60 films, in which he's collaborated with prominent directors and producers such as Ang Lee, Steven Spielberg, Richard Donner, Joel Silver, Blake Edwards, John McTiernan, Paul Verhoeven and Albert R.Broccoli. Among his many notable film credits are “Die Hard” (1988), “License to Kill” (1989), “The Goonies” (1985), “Son of the Pink Panther” (1993), “Raw Deal” (1986) and “Showgirls” (1995). His big break came when he was cast opposite Frank Sinatra in the telefilm “Contract on Cherry Street” (1977), and he has gone on to work in projects with Marlon Brando, Roberto Benigni, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Clint Eastwood, Benicio Del Toro, Danny Glover and Adam Sandler, to name a few.
Davi received critical acclaim within the industry for his provocative and smoldering portrayal of FBI profiler Bailey Malone in the hit TV show "Profiler" (1996). The show, currently in syndication, struck a chord with audiences, paving the way for such shows as "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000), "Without a Trace" (2002), "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001) and many others.
Davi, whose parents were both descendants from Italian immigrants, grew up watching Italian films and is heavily influenced by the storytelling of legendary directors such as Federico Fellini, Vittoria de Sica, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Luchino Visconti, and Roberto Rossellini. He received a drama scholarship from Hofstra University and went on to study with the legendary Stella Adler, who became his mentor. He is a member of the prestigious Actor's Studio, where he studied with Lee Strasberg, and is trained in classical opera and has amassed over 700 stage performances, from Shakespeare to Beckett.
Robert just completed the David Zucker film “An American Carol” starring Kelsey Grammer, and is currently starring in the film “Magic Man” opposite Billy Zane.
CHAZZ PALMINTERI (George Zucco)
Chazz Palminteri recently garnered critical acclaim with his performance as Monty in “A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints,” winning Best Ensemble Award at Sundance. He’s earned high praise and an Academy Award nomination for his performance in Woody Allen's “Bullets Over Broadway.”
Palminteri delivered another gripping, noteworthy performance in Anthony Drazen's feature “Hurlyburly” in which he co-starred opposite Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Garry Shandling, Meg Ryan, Robin Wright Penn and Anna Paquin. He has starred in “Analyze This,” with Robert DeNiro and Billy Crystal; “The Perez Family” opposite Marisa Tomei and Angelica Houston; “The Usual Suspects” co-starring Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey and Stephen Baldwin; “Jade” opposite David Caruso and Linda Fiorentino for director William Friedkin; “Mulholland Falls” opposite Nick Nolte and John Malkovich for director Lee Tamahori; “Diabolique” co-starring Sharon Stone and Isabelle Adjani: and “Down To Earth” with Chris Rock, Eugene Levy, Greg Germain and Regina King.
Palminteri made his feature film directorial debut with the holiday film “Noel”, starring Penelope Cruz, Susan Sarandon, and Paul Walker. The film was the first feature film to be distributed via Flexplay, the 48-Hour No Return DVD.
Well known for “A Bronx Tale,” Palminteri originally wrote the script for the stage and performed it as a one-man show in Los Angeles. He then moved the production to New York, where it played for four sold-out months and earned him nominations for the New York Outer Critics Circle for both acting and writing. While in New York he completed the screenplay of “A Bronx Tale,” which became one of the hottest properties in Hollywood. He held out for an offer that would let him star in the film, and soon found himself starring opposite Robert DeNiro, who chose the script for his directorial debut. Chazz is currently working with composer Jimmy Webb to bring “A Bronx Tale: The Musical” to the New York Stage.
PETER BOGDANOVICH (Lou Fiola)
Director, writer, producer actor, Peter Bogdanovich has directed over 20 feature films including such international award winners as “The Last Picture Show,” which received a total of eight Academy Award® nominations, including three for Bogdanovich and was designated by the Library of Congress as a National Treasure; “What’s Up, Doc?” which won the Writer’s Guild Award for Best Screenplay, which Bogdanovich co-wrote with Buck Henry, David Newman and Bob Benton; “Paper Moon,” which received four Oscar® nominations; “Daisy Miller,” “Saint Jack,” “Mask”; cult favorites “Targets,” “Texasville,” “Noises Off” and “The Thing Called Love.” Among stars he’s introduced to the screen are Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Tatum O’Neal, Madeline Kahn, John Ritter, Sandra Bullock; and he has directed such stars as Audrey Hepburn, Barbra Streisand, Michael Caine and Cher.
Also a best-selling author, Bogdanovich’s books include: Who the Devil Made It, The Killing of the Unicorn, John Ford and This is Orson Welles.
As an actor, he has most recently been seen on “The Sopranos.” He will soon return to directing with “The Broken Cord.”
FRANK D’AMICO (Armond Kaputo)
The late Frank D'Amico, who passed away in June of 2008, started his career by entertaining his fellow workers on a picket line for the Teamsters (Local 456) in Westchester, New York. After honing his onstage skills he quickly became a national headliner and opening act for many major artists. Frank used his comedy to raise funds for the children’s Diabetes Association, the NYPD Widow’s and Orphan’s fund and the Burke Rehabilitation Center for the disabled, among many other charities.
Frank’s stand-up performance on Comedy Central drew the attention of director Roger Nygard who gave him his start in movies. Frank has been seen alongside Tom Sizemore in "The Fly Boys" directed by Rocco DeVilliers; in Vanessa Parise’s award winning film “Kiss The Bride" and Roger Nygard’s documentary “Trekkies” (which features his stand-up comedy act) .
MIRIAM MARGOLYES (Aunt Vee)
A veteran of stage and screen, award-winning actress Miriam Margolyes has achieved success on both sides of the Atlantic. Winner of the BAFTA Best Supporting Actress award in 1993 for “The Age of Innocence,” she also received Best Supporting Actress at the 1989 LA Critics Circle Awards for her role in “Little Dorrit” and a Sony Radio Award for Best Actress on Radio in 1993 for her unabridged recording of “Oliver Twist.” She also performed the voice of the Matchmaker in “Mulan” and the mother dog, in “Babe.”
Major film credits during her long and celebrated career include “Yentl,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” “I Love You To Death,” “End of Days,” “Sunshine,” “Cold Comfort Farm,” “Cats & Dogs,” “Magnolia” and was Professor Sprout in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.” Most recently, Margolyes appeared in Stephen Hopkins' “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers,” “Modigliani,” Istvan Szabo's “Being Julia” and “Ladies in Lavender.” Her many TV credits include playing Franny in the CBS sitcom, “Franny's Turn.” In 2002, The Queen awarded her the Order of the British Empire for her services to Drama.
ELYA BASKIN (Murph Sinitsky)
Elya Baskin was born in Riga¸ Latvia and studied at the Moscow Theater and Variety Arts College. He debuted in Hollywood in 1977 with a role in Gene’s Wilder’s “The World’s Greatest Lover.” More than 60 different parts in movies and television followed after that. They include the sad clown Anatoly in Paul Mazursky’s “Moscow on the Hudson” with Robin Williams, cosmonaut Max Brailovsky in “2010” with Roy Scheider and Helen Mirren, Brother Severinus in “The Name of the Rose” with Sean Connery and Christian Slater, Russian terrorist Kolchak in “Air force One” with Harrison Ford and Ambassador Dobrinin in “Thirteen Days” with Kevin Costner.
Baskin has recently been seen in “Spiderman 2” and “Spiderman 3” as Peter Parker’s eccentric landlord Mr. Ditkovich.
BRUCE WEITZ (Toulio)
Bruce Weitz has appeared on Broadway in “Death Of A Salesman” with George C. Scott, in “The Basic Training Of Pavlo Hummel” with Al Pacino, in “Thieves” with Marlo Thomas and Norman in “Norman, Is That You?” With Maureen Stapleton and Lou Jacoby. Off-Broadway he was seen in “Frankie And Johnny In The Claire De Lune” and the revival of “Light Up The Sky at the Roundabout Theatre.”
Weitz has appeared in twenty feature films including “Deep Impact,” “Half Past Dead,” “El Cortez,” “Route 66,” “Fools’ Gold,” “Memorial Day,” “Velocity Trap,” “Coyote Summer,” “Windrunner,” “Liar’s Club” and “Rainbow’s Drive.” He has been a series’ regular on “Hill Street Blues,” “The Byrds of Paradise,” “Anything But Love” and “Mama’s Boy.” He has had recurring roles on “ER,” “Judging Amy,” “The Guardian” and “Sisters.”. He has also guest starred in more than 70 TV shows and starred in many TV movies. Weitz has been nominated for eight Emmys -- one nomination each for the ABC mini-series “Baby M” and the NBC series “Midnight Caller.” He was nominated six times for “Hill Street Blues” and won the Emmy for his portrayal of Mick Belker.
MELORA HARDIN (Diane)
Melora Hardin can be seen every week on the hit NBC series, “The Office,” in which she portrays Jan Levinson—Steve Carell’s rigid corporate boss and love interest. She is also known for portraying Tony Shaloub’s dead wife in the hit USA show, “Monk.”
Hardin’s feature film box office successes include “Thank You for Smoking,” “The Hot Chick,” “Soul Man” and “Absolute Power” opposite Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman. She can also be seen in the upcoming horror film, “Drive-Thru,” and will make her directorial debut with the independent feature to be released this summer entitled “YOU.” Her latest feature film, “The Comebacks,” was released last fall.
JOSEPH CAMPANELLA (Giovanni Zorro)
Joseph Campanella began his career as a Sports Announcer and Stock Theatre Producer, Actor, and Director in Pennsylvania, then as a newscaster and classical music announcer in New York, before studying acting with Lee Strasberg. After many roles in Stock and Off-Broadway (including an Obie nomination) he became part of the Golden Age of Television.
On Broadway, he received a Tony nomination for his work opposite Henry Fonda in Garson Kanin’s “A Gift of Time.” Other roles led to his first Broadway musical opposite Judy Holliday in “Hotspot” and first starring role in a prime time series “The Nurses.” California beckoned with many guest star roles from “The Untouchables” to “Gunsmoke.” His numerous series include “Mannix,” “The Bold Ones,” “One Day at a Time,” “Dynasty II” and “The Colbys.” More than 1000 TV appearances have resulted in three Emmy nominations. His recent TV roles include “Touched By An Angel,” “Walker Texas Ranger,” “Melrose Place,” “The New Rockford Files,” “The Practice,” “The Division,” “E.R.” and the title role of “The Last Untouchable” episode of “Early Edition” opposite Ernest Borgnine. He continues to be the voice on radio and television for BMW.
His numerous film credits include “Meteor” with Sean Connery, “A Show of Force” with Amy Irving, “My Body My Child” with Vanessa Redgrave, “Murder, Inc.” with Peter Falk, and many others.
DOMINIC SCOTT KAY (Brion)
Ten-year-old Dominic Scott Kay has 21 films to his credit, including Steven Spielberg’s “Minority Report,” in which he played Tom Cruise’s son, "Loverboy,” directed by Kevin Bacon and “Charlotte’s Web” for which he voiced the role of "Wilbur.”
Dominic's dream to become a director/writer/actor came true last year when he shot his first short film titled “Saving Angelo,” based on his real-life experience of nursing a Boxer puppy to recovery after finding it left for dead on a highway. "Saving Angelo" stars Kevin Bacon, Eric Close, Dana Barron, Julie Gonzalo, and Dominic, who plays himself. All proceeds from his film will go to animal charities. In addition to his film work, Dominic is an accomplished musician, , and loves to play music with his father, Scott Kay, 'The Commodores” drummer for 15 years, who scored three of his son’s films: “Guarding Eddy,” which won the Indie Spirit Best Picture Award at the 2004 Boston Film Festival, “They Call Him Sasquatch,” starring Neal McDonough and Garry Marshall, and "Saving Angelo.” Passionate about animals, Dominic is the spokesperson for Adopt-A-Star Greyhound Rescue.
ELOISE DEJORIA (Katherine)
Eloise DeJoria – actress, mother, wife, and spokesmodel for John Paul Mitchell Systems – has relied on hard work and perseverance to achieve her dreams. A native of Texas, Eloise jumpstarted her acting and modeling career while raising her first two children, Michael Harvey and Justin Harvey, as a single mom. After moving from Texas to LA, and marrying John Paul DeJoria , Eloise began her tenure as spokesmodel for Paul Mitchell while continuing her other entertainment industry endeavors. Eloise and John Paul have a seven-year old son – John Anthony DeJoria.
Eloise’s acting credits include roles in such films as “Songwriter,” “Dangerous Love,” “Troop Beverly Hills,” “Weekend at Bernie’s,” “The Big Tease,” “April Shower” and the 2004 release with Julia and Emma Roberts “Grand Champion.” Eloise has enjoyed numerous modeling credits. In her role as spokesmodel for John Paul Mitchell Systems, Eloise loves helping hairdressers find ways to combine their artistry with business savvy to reach their goals.
ALPHONSE MOUZON (Ray Simone)
Alphonse Mouzon's musical associations read like a veritable Who's Who of Modern Jazz and Pop Music. He was the rhythmic foundation for the far reaching musical explorations of pianist McCoy Tyner. He was a charter member along with keyboardist Joe Zawinul and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, of the group Weather Report. Along with guitarist Larry Coryell, he was co-founder of The Eleventh House, the seminal fusion band of the seventies. The Larry Coryell's Eleventh House reunited after 25 years in July 1998 and toured all over the world featuring Alphonse Mouzon until December 12, 1999.
Mouzon has also played and/or recorded with Gil Evans, Roy Ayers, George Benson, Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Stanley Clarke, Al DiMeola, Les McCann, Ronnie Laws, Klaus Doldinger's Passport, Jaco Pastorius, Ron Carter, Nathan East, Cecil McBee, Albert Mangelsdorff, Joachim Kuhn, Jasper van't Hof, Michel Legrand, Stanley Turrentine, Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Donald Bird, Chet Baker, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Ernie Watts, Sonny Rollins, Wallace Roney, Arturo Sandoval, Christian McBride, Kenny Barron, Cedar Walton, George Coleman, John Klemmer, Billy Harper, Dave Grusin, Russ Freeman, George Howard, Kirk Whalum, Jeff Lorber, Kenny G., Joanne Brackeen, Horace Parlan, Robin Kenyatta, Ross Carnegie Orchestra, Roberta Flack, Gloria Lynn, Gloria Coleman, Denise Williams, Freda Payne, Shirley Scott, Anita O'Day, Betty Davis, and in 1991, he performed with Miles Davis on the soundtrack album "Dingo.”