Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born) is a Spanish actor. Born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, he is the latest in a long line of a family which has been making movies since the earliest days of Spanish movie making: son of Pilar Bardem, nephew of screen writer and director Juan Antonio Bardem. His film debut was at the age of 6, and he appeared in several television series before turning to painting and, eventually, athletics.

Roger Deakins has established himself as a successful cinematographer in America and Britain. While growing up in Torquay as a young adolescent, Roger spent most of his time in and out of school focusing on his primary interest: painting. Several years later, Roger enrolled in the Bath School of Art and Design (in the city of Bath) – where he studied graphic design. While studying in Bath, Roger discovered his love of still photography.

Carter Burwell (born November 18, 1955, in New York City) is a composer of film film scores. He graduated from King School in Stamford, Connecticut, and Harvard College. As a film composer, Burwell has had a long working relationship with filmmakers the Coen brothers, providing music for every film they have made. He enjoys working with left-field directors and has also scored both of Spike Jonze's films.

Jon Polito (born December 29 1950) is an American actor, best known for working with the Coen Brothers. He also appeared in the first two seasons of "Homicide: Life on the Street" and on the first season of "Crime Story".

Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951, in Sarasota, Florida) is an American actor. Among his most recognized television roles were eccentric billionaire Jimmy James on NBC's "NewsRadio" and as the voice of Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on "King of the Hill". Recently, he had a recurring role on the final two seasons of "The West Wing" as Republican campaign consultant Bob Mayer, for which he received an Emmy nomination.

American film maker Barry Sonnenfeld (born New York City, April 1 1953) worked as cinematographer for the Coen Brothers, then later he directed and produced big budget films such as "Men in Black". On the 20 April 2007 episode of "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," Barry Sonnenfeld said that, when he directs, he sits on a saddle. He also admits to vomiting at least once during shooting of his films.

Michael Lerner (born June 22, 1941) is an Academy-Award nominated American character actor. Lerner was born in Brooklyn, New York of Romanian Jewish descent. He was raised in Bensonhurst and Red Hook. His brother, Ken Lerner, is also an actor. After graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Lerner began participating in a number plays in San Francisco.

Jeff Dowd (born November 20 1949) is an American film producer and political activist best known as a member of the "Seattle Seven," who went to jail following a violent protest against the Vietnam war. He later moved to Los Angeles, California and became an independent movie producer and promoter. He met the Coen Brothers, directors of "The Big Lebowski", while promoting their first film, "Blood Simple". They based one of their most famous characters, …

Carolyn Adams, (May 6, 1946 -), later known as Mountain Girl and Carolyn Garcia, was a Merry Prankster and the wife of Jerry Garcia. After growing up in Poughkeepsie, New York, Adams met Neal Cassady in 1965; Cassady immediately gave her the name "Mountain Girl". Cassady took her to La Honda, Ken Kesey's base of operations, where she quickly joined the inner circle of Pranksters and was romantically involved with Kesey, …

Duncan Shepherd is a longtime film critic for the alternative weekly the San Diego Reader. His column runs weekly. His pithy, incisive, and very often negative reviews have sparked strong reactions from readers. Shepherd attended Columbia University ("a school chosen solely for the number of proximate movie theaters in New York City," according to the critic) and received a Master's degree from the University of California San Diego.

Carla Azar is a musician and a member of the band Autolux, and former member of the band Ednaswap. Azar is a multi-instrumentalist but is known primarily for playing the drums. She also plays glockenspiel, xylophone, mellotron, piano, and bass guitar.

Charles de Lauzirika is a leading American documentary filmmaker and DVD producer. Lauzirika created award-winning documentaries and supplemental content for such releases as the 9-disc Alien Quadrilogy, the 4-disc Kingdom of Heaven (film) Director's Cut and the 3-disc editions of Gladiator (2000 film) and Black Hawk Down. Although his work has long been associated with the films of Ridley Scott, …