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 Eric Roberts - (ROME)
Eric Roberts received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for his performance in ''Runaway Train,'' as well as Golden Globe nominations for ''King of the Gypsies'' and ''Star 80.'' Roberts recently received critical acclaim for his starring role in the motion picture ''It's My Party'' and in the Emmy nominated television film remake of Truman Capote's ''In Cold Blood.''
Roberts can be seen in the independent feature film ''La Cucaracha,'' for which his performance has won wide acclaim from critics. Written by Jim McManus and directed by Jack Perez, ''La Cucaracha'' received the ''Best Film'' award at the 1998 Austin Film Festival.
Recently Roberts starred in the HBO Pictures' original film ''Lansky.'' In the film, based on the true story of mobster Meyer Lansky (Richard Dreyfuss), Roberts plays the role of notorious gangster ''Bugsy'' Siegel.
Additionally, Roberts starred in the TNT original film ''Purgatory,'' which garnered ratings that have made the film the most-watched original movie on basic cable. The film follows a band of outlaws who descend upon a defenseless Western outpost and come to question their path when they discover that the town's ghostly inhabitants are not who they appear to be.
Roberts appeared in the Emmy nominated mini-series ''The Odyssey'' for director Andrei Konchalovsky (''Runaway Train'') and starred in ABC's critically acclaimed dramatic television series ''C-16.''
Born in Biloxi, Mississippi and raised in Atlanta, Roberts received his early stage training from his father, who ran a touring theatre company. At 17 years old, Roberts went to London to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and later at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Having appeared in nearly 100 plays, Roberts distinguished his theatre career with a Theatre World Award for his role in ''Burn This.''
Additional film credits include ''The Pope of Greenwich Village,'' ''Raggedy Man,'' ''The Coca Cola Kid,'' ''Nobody's Fool,'' ''Miss Lonely Hearts,'' ''Final Analysis,'' ''Heaven's Prisoners,'' ''The Nature of the Beast'' and ''The Specialist.'' For more info on Eric Roberts.
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 David White - (JOHN/JEREMIAH)
David comes from a small town outside of Dodge City, KS. He moved to L.A. when he was 19 to pursue his acting career. His first professional job was the line, "Hi, may I take your order?" in a McDonalds commercial. Six months after moving to L.A., David landed a recurring role, playing the best friend of Burt Reynolds son on the hit CBS series Evening Shade. After four years the series ended and David went on to guest appearances on such shows as: Coach, Saved by the Bell, Sisters, Melrose Place and many others.
In 1992, David played the lead in his first Christian film, Second Glance (Christiano Films). In 1993, he was the lead in Concerned Women For America's Wait For Me. In 1994, David teamed up with Kevin Downes to shoot Youth For Christ's film that premiered to over 40,000 teens, The Crossing. Spending the last couple years moving into the producing side, David teamed up again with Christiano Films. This time he played the lead and worked as associate producer in The End of the Harvest. In February 1999, David helped create, produce, and play the lead in the feature length film, The Moment After. More recently David did a guest spot on the CBS series Martial Law, Lifetimes MOW, Invisible Child and the new WorldWide MOW Vows. (Official Site)
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 Cynthia Watros - (SAM)
Cynthia Watros, Guiding Light's scene-stealing Annie Dutton, began playing the role in November 1994.
Cynthia attended Macomb Community College (Macomb County, Michigan), where a teacher interested her in theater. Later, she received a BFA from Boston University's School of Fine Arts, where she performed in many productions such as Death and the Maiden, The Heidi Chronicles, and Les Liasions Dangereuses.
Off-Broadway, Cynthia has appeared in Four Dogs and a Bone (along with Kim Zimmer, who plays her on-screen enemy, Reva), and Standing By. She has guest-starred on the primetime/ television series Spin City and New York Undercover, and had roles in the films Cafe Society and His & Hers.
Cynthia currently stars in the new Fox series Titus, which premiered March 20.
The blond-haired, green-eyed actress enjoys skiing and dancing during her time off of the set. She is married to restaurateur Curt Gilliland. Cynthia was born and raised, alongside older brother Steven, in Lake Orion, Michigan, where her father, Bruce, is an electrical engineer, and her mother, Nancy Salvador, is a legal secretary. Her birth date is September 2, 1968.
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 Stacy Keach - (FR.TOM)
Keach is a consummate actor who is equally at home performing on stage as he is in television and films. The multi-award-winning perfomer was educated at the University of California at Berkeley, Yale School of Drama and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. New York Times dramatic critic Clive Barnes dubbed him "the finest American classical actor since John Barrymore."
Keach recently appeared for a limited run on London's West End starring in the British production of the Tony Award-winning play "Art," receiving glowing reviews to sell-out audiences. He is soon to be seen co-starring with Vanessa Williams and Diahann Carroll in an original cable movie 'The Passion of Henriette," an epic drama set in pre-Civil war South. He currently stars in the new Fox series, Titus
He was honored by The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 10, 1999 receiving the prestigious Millennium Recognition Award for his outstanding contribution to the classical theatre.
Keach Is probably best known to television as the hard-boiled private eye, "Mike Hammer." He also starred as Jonas Steel in the Civil War miniseries "The Blue and the Grey." He is married to Polish-born actress Malgosia Tomassi. They live in Malibu with their two children.
For more info on Stacy Keach visit stacykeach.com.
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 Lawrence Taylor - (FR.DAN)
Born in Williamsburg, Virginia, "L.T." attended North Carolina University, where he was named All-America and ACC Player of the Year in 1980. In 1981, Taylor was the second overall pick in the NFL draft selected by the New York Giants. He played from 1981-1993, in an astounding 184 games. Arguably the greatest defensive player of all time, Taylor was voted All-Pro from 1981-89 and played in a record 10 consecutive Pro Bowls.
Named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1981, 1982 and 1986, and NFL Most Valuable Player in 1986, Taylor was also honored by being a member of the NFL’s 75th Anniversary All-time Team as well as its All 1980s Team. He capped his illustrious career by being elected to the NFL Hall of Fame on January 30, 1999, during his second week of filming on "Any Given Sunday" which was his big-screen debut. Playing the role of Father Dan in Mercy Streets, Lawrence Taylor steps into a role with a softer side.
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 Shiek Mahmud-Bey - (TEX)
SHIEK appeared in "Flawless" "Night Falls on Manhattan" and "Swallowtail Butterfly". And also "Kiss of Death" with Nicolas Cage and Samuel L. Jackson. He was seen in the independent film "The Keeper." Shiek also was a regular on the NBC series Profiler as Marcus.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Mahmud-Bey had started a career in boxing, became a NYC Golden Gloves Quarter Finalist, but realized he loved acting after appearing in the television series "The Street" and "Knightwatch." Having never taken acting lessons, he majored in film and writing at New York University and joined the National Black Theatre of Harlem and the Improvisation Theatre Company, where he appeared in "Family Linen," "Mind, Body and Soul" and "My Africa." He made his feature-film debut in "See No Evil, Hear No Evil," followed by "The Bonfire of the Vanities" and "Night and the City."
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Koji Kataoka
(TAKASHI)
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Robert LaSardo
(TJ)
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Lisa Furst
(SUNNY)
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Kevin Downes
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