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RICHARD HERD
Richard Herd is well known to television viewers as Mr. Wilhelm, Georges' boss on SEINFELD for which he received a SCREEN ACTORS
GUILD AWARD. He is presently recurring on EVERWOOD with Betty White. He portrayed John, the Supreme Commander on the mini-series
V. He recurred as Admiral William Noyce on SEAQUEST and Admiral Owen Paris on STAR TREK VOYAGER. He was a series regular on
T.J. HOOKER as Captain Dennis Sheridan. Richard has guest starred on: A GIFT OF LOVE with Andy Griffith, FALL FROM GRACE with
Kevin Spacey, IKE, THE WAR YEARS with Robert Duval, FAVORITE SON with Robert Loggia, A CASE FOR LIFE with Valerie Bertinelli,
SHATTERED MIND with Heather Locklear, JOURNEYOF THE HEART with Cybil Shepherd and on Masterpiece Theatre's SONG OF THE LARK
with Maxmilian Schell. Other television appearances include: JAG, THE O.C;, THE FUGITIVE, E.R., FAMILY LAW, THE DISTRICT and
numerous others. Films include: THE CHINA SYNDROME, ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, F.I.S.T., THE ONION FIELD, SUMMER RENTAL, SGT.
BILKO, and MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL. Upcoming... CHECKERS. Theatrical credits include the New York productions
of ELECTRA, HARLEQUINADE, 20 POEMS ... e.e. cummings and THE COACH WITH THE SIX INSIDES' which he co-produced and for which
he earned Vernon Rice and Obie Awards. Regional Theater: THE BIG KNIFE, Berkshire Theatre Festival; ON THE WATERFRONT, Cleveland
Play House; OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY, Old Globe Theater, San Diego and ELEPHANT SIGHS, The Forum Theatre Metuchen, New Jersey.
In Los Angeles: MY CRUMMY JOB, SEA OF CORTEZ, OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY, THE WALKERS, MY LAST CONFESSION for which he won a Drama
Logue Award and DEATH OF A SALESMAN which earned him another Drama Logue Award. His one-man show, CECIL B. DE MILLE PRESENTS
premiered in Denver. His voice is heard in the Dreamworks animated feature JOSEPH as Joseph's father Jacob. Richard is the
recipient of The Wilkins award for poetry from the Santa Barbara Writers Conference. His poem will be published in ONTHEBUS
and he has just completed his first chapbook FEASTING WITH PANTHERS. His paintings have been shown at the Lankershim Art Gallery
in North Hollywood, The Studio Gallery in Oxnard and at the Azo Gallery. His work is in several collections. He is the coauthor
of PRISONER OF THE CROWN, which had its world premiere at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland.
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JACK KEHLER
Jack Kehler has acted in a wide
range of movies including BIG LEBOWSKI, FEVER PITCH, LOVE LlZA, UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN, WATERWORLD, MEN IN BLACK II, THE LAST
BOY SCOUT, BIG TROUBLE, DESERT WIND, THE SHOT and the soon to be released SPECIAL Television credits include 24, Las Vegas,
ER, “God” on Joan of Arcadia, NYPD Blue and Murder One.
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JOHN PAPPAS
John Pappas is originally from
Oakland, California and has lived in Los Angeles since 1974. His background in theatre began as a teenager in San Francisco
in the late 1960's, where his training with several improvisational theatre groups (including The Committee) led him into
acting and stand up comedy. In the comedy team of Pappas and Diederich in the late seventies to the mid-eighties, he performed
in L.A. Clubs (Comedy Store, The Horn, etc... ) and was a frequent headliner at San Francisco venues including The Punch Line
and The Other Cafe. The team was also featured middle and opening act for bigger rooms like The Old Waldorf and The Boarding
House. In the late eighties Mr. Pappas continued doing theatre, television and film as an actor, in addition to a new direction
in theatre as playwright. He was commissioned to write his play "Increments Of Three" for The Padua Hills Playwrights Festival
in 1989 and in the '90's he co-founded the playwright group Redwood with Nick Flynn, Gilbert Girion, Jack Hollingsworth and
Robert Hummer. He was commissioned to write two librettos for the San Francisco based theatre group, Overtone Industries.
His piece "Modesto" was performed in L.A., the Bay Area, and in 1997 also staged along with other Overtone Operas from the
"String Of Pearls" production at New York's Carnegie Hall. Mr. Pappas has appeared in many episodic television shows, in recurring,
guest and costar roles, in several recurring roles on the soap opera Days Of Our Lives, and is the only actor to re-appear
in a co-starring role in TREMORS 3 after getting knocked off in the original cult film classic TREMORS. In 1990 Mr. Pappas
won the Los Angeles Weekly Best Actor A ward for his performance in Gilbert Girion' s "Bad Country. " He is also a painter
and his paintings are in private homes in many parts of the world. His one time set painting endeavor was commissioned once
again by Overtone Industries for their 1998 production of "It's A Pretty Good Life" in Los Angeles. Mr. Pappas lives in Long
Beach with his wife Caren and their dog Niko.
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GREG SUDDETH
Greg Suddeth
is an actor slash playwright slash screenwriter slash wrists. Greg is currently starring in his own play, "Angel Feathers",
at the Avery Schreiber Theater in North Hollywood. Among his numerous stage appearances, he co-starred in Robert Hummer's
"Fetters" at the Padua Playwright Festival. He was last seen on TV in "Will and Grace" and on film in
"Shade" with Sylvester Stallone and Stuart Townsend. As a playwright, Greg has had 12 of his plays produced in the
LA area - including the critically acclaimed "Being of Sound Mind", "Dance Upon Nothing", and "Very
Cherry and Extra Clean", for which he received a Rockefeller Grant. Another Play, "Toe to Toe", garnered 4
Dramalogue Awards, including Writing & Direction for Greg. . As a screenwriter, his credits include "Oblivion",
"Pet Shop", and the highly successful "Prehysteria".
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FRED SUGERMAN
For the past 5 years Fred Sugerman
has devoted the best of himself to creating Wired Into Lightning, a collection of movement workshops and theatrical events
that support the accessing and managing of personal power, with the intention of inciting the non-violent revolution necessary
for our survival.
As an actor, Checkers is Fred’s 2nd Robert Hummer production. He appears as the title role in Mr.
Hummer’s short: Bum Loser Looks For Dolphins.
Theatrical credits include (amongst others) the role of the Angel in
Milcha Sanchez Scott’s The Old Matador (produced by the Arizona Theatre Company); the title role in Christ, Sermon On the
Mount conceived and directed by Kathleen Conry in New York’s Central Park; Nightbreath @ the Actor’s and Director’s Lab, N.Y.C;
Election, directed by Anna Sokolow @ the No Smoking Playhouse, N.Y.C.; The Third Day Comes, directed by John Cassavetes with
Gena Rowlands, L.A.
Features include Waterworld and The Kid, with C. Thomas Howell. Television credits include Sunstroke
with Jane Seymour, All My Children, Terror In Copper Valley (USA Cable). Commercials too.
Fred lives in Woodland Hills,
California with the lights of his life, daughter Kaya and wife Colleen.
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SHAWNA CASEY
Shawna Casey has worked with such
notable playwrights as Irene Fornes, Jose Rivera, Marlene Meyer, and Justin Tanner. She was Murray Mednick1s "Dot” in his
acclaimed production of JOE AND BETTY Off-Broadway in New York and was invited by Irene Fornes to play in TERRA INCOGNITA
at the Dionysia Festival in Siena Italy. She has done some television and many independent films. This summer she wrote and
acted in THE AEGEAN, a short play produce by Padua Hills Playwrights that opened to great reviews in the Los Angeles Times
and the LA Weekly. Shawna enjoys working with VIRGINIA AVENUE PROJECT mentoring kids in acting and writing. She is the recipient
of 6 Dramalogue Awards and 5 LA WEEKLY nominations (awarded one).
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COLLEEN PASSARD
After graduating with a theatre
degree from Ryerson University, Toronto, Colleen sojourned for ten years in Europe working extensively in film, television
and theatre. Her credits include The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Demob, Death Machine and Afraid of the Dark. Colleen's
first novel The Betrayal of Innocence, a murder-mystery thriller, was published last year.
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TANYA CRUTCHFIELD
Tanya Crutchfield is excited
to mark the premiere of "Checkers" as her re-entry into acting after spending time away with family in the Midwest and on
the East Coast. Before taking time off, Tanya's work could be seen in various national commercials and extensive theater including
an original play, "Furthest from the Sun", co-authored (with Frank Hyman) and directed by Woody Harrelson.
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CATHERINE THEOBALD
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MEGAN CORLETTO
Megan
Corletto has been acting since the age of 5. She has starred in local and national commercials and has guest starred in many
television shows including: E.R., The X-Files, Chicago Hope, 18 Wheels of Justice, Charmed and Angel. Megan was featured
in the feature film, One Hour Photo with Robin Williams. Megan’s Theater credits include: Wedding Band (directed by
James Avery) and The Knight Castle Rock (directed by Ingrid Boydsten). Megan also played Abagail Deveraux in the soap opera,
Days of Our Lives for three years. Presently, Megan is taking some time off from the Industry to enjoy school, friends and
surfing. Megan is looking forward to getting back into the business some day – but for right now, she is happy just
being a regular kid.
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KENNETH PATTENGALE (Music Composer)
Kenneth is a Four Six Productions recording artist. He has produced and engineered a number of recordings for various
symphony orchestras in and around the Los Angeles area. As well, he has four full-length studio records under his belt, the
last of which entitled, Dust Bowl Dream, was released in March 2005. This past year also saw the completion of Eva, a short
stop-motion animated film by the German duo Sakaoglu and Quaden. Kenneth provided an original score, and edited picture for
the final film. 2006 will bring a number of other as-yet unnamed collaborations (with Derek Bloom, Christian Doscher and
Michael Dwyer among others), recording for his fifth record and the culmination of a seven-year trek at the University of
Southern California. He currently fights for elbow room among stacks of books, computers, empty cigarette packs, liquor bottles,
trampolines, sad/scary clowns, prima donnas and swine in South Pasadena, CA.
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