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The Actors Workshop is one of southern California's oldest film acting programs and is generally associated with the Sanford Meisner Orange County Register, "Actor's Workshop spots hot prospects", November 19, 1991 and Charles Conrad techniques. The company was established by its parent company, Shannon & Company. Overview Founded by Film/TV actor R.J. Adams in 1980, The Actors Workshop has been training aspiring and professional young film/television actors in both Los Angeles and Orange County, California. Throughout the years a number of well-known industry directors and casting directors from Universal Television, Warner Brothers, Columbia Pictures, Lorimar TV, NBC, CBS and ABC have been affiliated with the workshop and continue to make bi-monthly guest appearances on a monthly basis. The school has bolstered the career of many well-known actors who have appeared in dozens of starring and co-starring Film/Television roles. R.J. Adams' son Rob Adams now owns and runs The ...
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Rob Adams (actor)
Rob Adams (born Robert Lee Adams II; February 27, 1970) is an American actor, owner of The Actors Workshop, film acting coach, offensive coordinator at Tesoro High School and former college football quarterback. Early years Adams was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to actor/radio personality R. J. Adams and documentary producer Diane C. Adams. After finishing college Adams briefly coached football before following in his father's footsteps as an actor/film acting coach. In 1992, Adams took it upon himself to terminate a disruptive teacher and at the same time dismissed several students from the program. As a result, he was made a full partner in the ownership of The Actors Workshop. While growing up in Mission Viejo, California, Adams played Quarterback for the Jr. All- American Cowboys until he entered his freshman year at Mission Viejo High School, playing QB for the Diablos until graduating in 1988. His role as Quarterback continued with both the Saddleback Gauchos and Cal State ...
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Tiffany Darwish
Tiffany Renee Darwish (born October 2, 1971), known Mononym, mononymously as Tiffany, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and former Teen idol, teen icon. Her 1987 Cover version, cover of the Tommy James and the Shondells song "I Think We're Alone Now#Tiffany version, I Think We're Alone Now" spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, and was released as the second single from her debut studio album ''Tiffany (album), Tiffany''. Her singles "Could've Been (Tiffany song), Could've Been" and "I Saw Her Standing There#Tiffany version, I Saw Him Standing There", a cover version of the Beatles' "I Saw Her Standing There", followed soon after, with the former also claiming the No. 1 position on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Thanks to an original mall tour, "The Beautiful You: Celebrating The Good Life Shopping Mall Tour '87", Tiffany found commercial success; and both her singles and the album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboa ...
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David Farkas
David Farkas (born November 28, 1975) is an American actor and musician. Biography Farkas was born in Akron, Ohio, but Orange County, California has been his home since 1988. At Sunny Hills High School he was a member of an all-league water polo team. He was also a member of the North Orange County All-Star Team. He then played water polo at Claremont McKenna College where he was an All-SCIAC, All-American selection his senior year. He was also a two-time captain and a member of the CMS Athletic Wall of Fame. Theatre/TV/Film After college, David started pursuing theatre. He worked at several theatre companies throughout Los Angeles and Orange County, performing as Joseph in ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', Jim in ''The Rainmaker (play), The Rainmaker'', Johnny Case in ''Holiday (play), Holiday'', Joe in ''Heaven Can Wait (play), Heaven Can Wait'', and Nick in ''Baby (musical), Baby''. He also played the title role, Conrad Birdie in ''Bye Bye Birdie'' at the ...
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Sugar Lyn Beard
Stephanie Lyn Beard (born August 27, 1981), better known by her stage name Sugar Lyn Beard, is a Canadian actress and radio personality. Her radio host persona uses the name "Suga BayBee", and as co-host of YTV (TV channel), YTV's ''The Zone (YTV), The Zone'' from 2001–2007, she was called "Sugar". Early life Beard was born in Scarborough, Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. Her Suga BayBee was also a character on the ''Mad Dog and Billie'' morning show formerly aired on Toronto radio station CKIS-FM, KISS 92.5. Beard's squeaky-voiced character began appearing on KISS when Beard was 19 years old and otherwise working as a sales clerk. Career Her voice in 2000 was most known as the voice of Chibiusa, Sailor Mini Moon in the Cloverway adaptation of ''Sailor Moon (TV series), Sailor Moon''. From June 2001 to January 26, 2007, Beard hosted and produced ''The Zone'', a series of short interstitial segments that aired between regular weekday programming on the Canadian children's ...
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Eric Norris
Eric Scott Norris (born May 20, 1964) is an American former stock car racing driver and stuntman. He won the 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series Championship. Norris is also a director and directed several episodes of the TV-series ''Walker, Texas Ranger'', which starred his father, Chuck Norris. Early life Norris was born on May 20, 1964 in Redondo Beach, California, the son of Dianne (née Holecheck) and ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' star Chuck Norris. Norris began racing in 1982 with his father in the SCORE Off-Road Series, but retired to study at Arizona State University. Career 1983–1997: Formula Ford Series to Craftsman Truck Series, and early film work Following his graduation, he began racing at Willow Springs Raceway and the Formula Ford Series. On September 27, 1985, ''Invasion U.S.A.'' premiered with his father as the lead. In it, Norris is credited for stunts. In 1986, Norris played roles in ''The Delta Force'' and ''Invaders from Mars''. That year, Norris was a stun ...
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Christopher Knight (actor)
Christopher Anton Knight (born November 7, 1957)"Christopher Night Biography"
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is an American actor and businessman. He is best known for playing Peter Brady on the 1970s series ''''. He has since gone on to become a successful businessman and enjoyed a semi-resurgence in the public eye with television appearances in the 2000s.


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Knight was born in New York City, New York, the son of Wilma and Edward Knight, an actor. Knight's ...
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Schae Harrison
Schae Harrison (born Deborah Schaeffer; April 27, 1962) is an American actress. She played Darla Einstein-Forrester on the American daytime soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' from 1989–2006. She reprised the role briefly in 2007, 2014, and 2015. Early life Harrison was born in Anaheim Hills, Anaheim, California. She enrolled in her first dance class at age four and for many years studied all aspects of dance from ancient theories through modern movement. Her innovative dance style and choreography led to a position with the NFL Seattle Seahawks' cheerleading-dance squad. Harrison was with the troupe for more than three years performing for over 60,000 fans each game. A California native, Harrison has worked in the fiercely competitive L.A. market as a fashion model, hosted her own cable aerobics workout program and is an active supporter of the National Special Olympics Organization. She was also a Northwest Airlines flight attendant. Career Harrison was studying acting ...
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Quinton Jackson
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (born June 20, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist, actor and former professional wrestler, who most recently fought in the Bellator MMA. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and unified the Pride Middleweight Championship belt. Due to his eccentric personality and aggressive fighting style, Jackson became a star in Japan during his tenure with Pride FC and following his move to the UFC, he helped pioneer MMA's growth into a worldwide sport. Background Jackson is from Memphis, Tennessee and had a difficult childhood. He began selling drugs from a young age and was involved in many street fights. Jackson also had a dysfunctional family, as his drug-addicted father disappeared when Jackson was only 10 years old, before returning to his life in 2003. Jackson had his first experience with combat sports as a wrestler for Raleigh-Egypt High School, enrolling at the school as a 17-year-old freshman, where his career included All-State honors in ...
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Vicellous Reon Shannon
Vicellous Reon Shannon (born April 11, 1971) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Lesra Martin in the 1999 film '' The Hurricane'', and Keith Palmer, the son of presidential candidate David Palmer in the Fox television series '' 24''. Shannon also appeared in the 2006 film ''Annapolis''. Background Shannon was born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised in Orange County, California. He was a promising high school baseball player until he was sidelined by a severely injured hamstring. As a result, he took an interest in acting and began taking the two-hour bus ride to Laguna Beach Laguna Beach (; ''Laguna'', Spanish for "Lagoon") is a seaside resort city located in southern Orange County, California, in the United States. It is known for its mild year-round climate, scenic coves, environmental preservation efforts, and a ... where he studied drama, performing chores at the facility in lieu of tuition. His breakthrough role came a few years later in the television ser ...
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Kristy Swanson
Kristen Noel Swanson (born December 19, 1969) is an American actress. She is best recognized for having played Buffy Summers in the 1992 film '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and appeared in the 1996 film ''The Phantom''. Her first starring role was in Wes Craven's horror film ''Deadly Friend'' (1986), followed by her portrayal of Catherine "Cathy" Dollanganger in the film adaptation of V. C. Andrews's ''Flowers in the Attic'' (1987). Swanson also starred in several films, including ''Hot Shots!'' (1991), '' The Program'' (1993), '' The Chase'' (1994), ''8 Heads in a Duffel Bag'' (1997), '' Big Daddy'' (1999), and ''Dude, Where's My Car?'' (2000), and appeared in ''Pretty in Pink'' (1986) and ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986). Early life Swanson was raised in Mission Viejo, California. At the age of nine, she expressed interest in acting to her parents, and began pursuing roles in television commercials. She landed her first job appearing in a doll house commercial, which was ...
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Brian Krause
Brian Jeffrey Krause (born February 1, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Leo Wyatt on The WB television series ''Charmed'' (1998–2006) and for portraying the lead role of Charles Brady in the 1992 horror film ''Sleepwalkers (1992 film), Sleepwalkers''. Early life Krause was born in Lake Forest, California, El Toro, California, the son of Alice and Jeff Krause. He has a brother named Patrick. Krause was adopted. He grew up in Southern California and took his first acting class at The Actors Workshop while in junior high. In his teens, he studied karate and attended El Toro High School, where he graduated in 1987. He continued his education at Orange Coast College. Career Krause landed his first role in 1989 as a student in the TV series ''TV 101''. He then starred in the made-for-TV-movie ''Match Point'', the ''CBS Schoolbreak Special'' "American Eyes", and ''An American Summer'', before landing his first major role as Richard Lestrange, Jr. in the film ' ...
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Michael O'Herlihy
Michael O'Herlihy (1 April 1929 – 16 June 1997) was an Irish television producer and director who directed shows like ''Gunsmoke'' (1955), ''Maverick'' (1957), ''Star Trek'' (1965), ''Hawaii Five-O'' (1968), ''M*A*S*H'' (1972) and ''The A-Team'' (1983). Born in Dublin, Ireland, O'Herlihy was the younger brother of actor Dan O'Herlihy. He died in Dublin, on 16 June 1997 at age 69. Filmography Director * ''The Fighting Prince of Donegal'' (1966) * ''The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band'' (1968) * ''Smith!'' (1969) Television * ''Bronco'' (1 episode, 1961) * ''Surfside 6'' (3 episodes, 1961) * ''Maverick'' 3 episodes, 1961–1962) * ''77 Sunset Strip'' (4 episodes, 1961–1962) * ''The Lieutenant'' (1 episode, 1963) * ''The Richard Boone Show'' (1 episode, 1964) * ''Profiles in Courage'' (1 episode, 1964) * ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' (1 episode, 1964) * ''Kraft Suspense Theatre'' (1 episode, 1964) * ''Mr. Novak'' (11 episodes, 1963–1965) * '' Rawhide'' (5 epi ...
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