- Angie Everhart
Angela Kay Everhart (born September 7, 1969) is an American actress and former fashion model.
- Melina Kanakaredes
Melina Eleni Kanakaredes (born April 23, 1967) is a Daytime Emmy-nominated American actress. Kanakaredes is known for her starring role as Dr. Sydney Hansen on the television show "Providence". She currently stars in the CBS show "CSI: NY" as Det. Stella Bonasera, alongside Gary Sinise as Det. Mac Taylor.
- Rita Dove
Rita Dove is the Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia. From 1993 to 1995 she served as Poet Laureate of the United States, the youngest person and first African-American ever to hold that title. Her volumes of poetry include Mother Love, Selected Poems, Grace Notes, Museum, The Yellow House on the Corner, and the poetic narrative Thomas and Beulah, which won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.
- Heather Kozar
Heather Kozar (born May 4 1976, in Akron, Ohio) is an American model. Kozar was "Playboy's" Playmate of the Month for January 1998, appeared on the cover of the June 1999 issue of the magazine, and was voted Playmate of the Year for 1999. She was also the St Pauli Girl for 2002. She has also been a Barker's Beauty model for the popular daytime TV game show, "The Price Is Right". She is married to former Cleveland Browns quarterback Tim Couch.
- Chrissie Hynde
Christine Ellen Hynde (born September 7, 1951 in Akron, Ohio) is an American rock musician, best known as the leader of the band The Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and the only constant member of the band throughout its history. __TOC_
- Thurman Munson
Thurman Lee Munson was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Yankees from 1969 to 1979. Munson was killed at age 32 while trying to land his personal airplane.
- Robert Quine
Robert Quine was an American guitarist, known for his innovative guitar solos. A native of Akron, Ohio, Quine worked with a wide range of musicians, though he himself remained relatively unknown in comparison. Critic Mark Demming writes "Quine's eclectic style embraced influences from jazz, rock, and blues players of all stripes, …
- Ara Parseghian
Ara Raoul Parseghian (born May 21 1923 in Akron, Ohio) is a former collegiate football coach who served as head coach for three teams, most notably the University of Notre Dame team from 1964-1974. During his 11 seasons as head coach with the Fighting Irish (known popularly as "the Era of Ara"), he compiled a 95-17-4 record, for a .836 winning percentage, making him the most successful Notre Dame coach of the modern era.
- Jani Lane
Jani Lane (born John Kennedy Oswald, February 1, 1964 in Akron, Ohio) is an American recording artist who was the lead vocalist and songwriter for the glam metal band Warrant.
- Frank Dicopoulos
Frank Dicopoulos born (January 3, 1957) to Catherine and Harry Dicopoulos in Akron, Ohio is an American actor. He is the oldest of three children. Dicopoulos plays the role of Frank Achilles Cooper Jr. on "Guiding Light", a character he has played since 1987.
- Damon Packard
Damon Packard (b. May 4, 1967) is an underground American film director. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Packard's mother, Akron actress Frances Pollock, was the daughter of long-time trade union leader Sam Pollock. She died in 1968 when Damon was a year old. Packard began to become seriously involved with film began at the age of 11. His biggest inspiration was director Steven Spielberg.
- Mark Mothersbaugh
Lead singer of Devo. Accomplished gallery artist whose paintings and drawings are popular in the "low brow" school of art (Richard Williams, Todd Shore, Coop, etc.). Some of his paintings have incorporated floresecent pigments in luminescent (glow-in-the-dark) base. Brother of Robert Mothersbaugh and Jim Mothersbaugh. Son of Robert Mothersbaugh Sr. Videos for songs such as "Whip It", "Freedom of Choice", "Satisfaction", "Love without Anger", "Beautiful World", and "Through Bein' Cool"...
- Bill Boyette
Served in the Pacific with the US Navy during World War Two. After university and service in the military, he was in various stage productions in New York City and Los Angeles before he started working in television and movies. Started acting on radio after winning a high school Shakespearean competition. Attended the University of Southern California. Born in Ohio, he was raised in Waco, Texas, before his family moved to Los Angeles in the early 1940s. Children: Suzy and Kevin.
- Lola Albright
After modeling and working for a radio station in Akron, Ohio, Lola Albright moved to Hollywood in the mid-1940s. Considered one of the most stylish, sultriest and and beautiful actresses in Hollywood, with one of the throatiest, smokiest and most distinctive voices in the business, she starred with Kirk Douglas in the 1949 hit Champion (1949). From 1958 to 1961 she played nightclub singer Edie Hart in the popular TV series "Peter Gunn" (1958). She also made TV guest appearances...
- Rick Michaels
Rick Michaels began acting at a young age. In high school, he successfully played the role of John Proctor in Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'. While attending the University of Akron he acted and starred in several productions including 'Brigadoon' and 'Living In The Material World', which he co-wrote with short story author Richard Urdials. During a twenty-year career in public safety as a police officer, firefighter/paramedic, public information officer and disaster response trainer, he...
- Raymond Herbert Wise
With TV commercials producer Kass McClaskey, he has a son Gannon (born 1985) and a daughter Kyna (born 1987) Engaged to Julie Burr, daughter of actor Robert Burr, in 1974. Volunteered his time to make "Pennyweight", a short film shot in Portland, Maine. [1999] Was in two movies that opened in the U.S. on the same weekend - "The Battle of Shaker Heights" and "Jeepers Creepers 2" (August 29, 2003 - Labor Day Weekend). Has portrayed both the President of the United States in the game Red...
- Rachel Sweet
Rachel Sweet is in fact a singer, who like plenty others in that branch has had a taste of the movie business. She started out 12 years old as a Country-singer mostly in New York and Nashville, but had already before that been in TV commercials. She had her debut on vinyl in 1976 and two years later signed a contract with British indie company Stiff for whom she made several records. 1981 she made a contract with Columbia, with whom she turned even more in a pop-direction, than she had...
- David McLean
Mr. McLean appeared for years on television commercials as the Marlboro Man. After he learned he had cancer, he became an anti-smoking crusader. At a meeting of stockholders of Philip Morris, maker of Marlboro, Mr. McLean asked them to limit their advertising. In addition to this movie credits, Mr. McLean also appeared on the television programmes 'Tate', 'Bonanza', 'The Westerner', 'The High Chaparral', 'The Virginian', and 'Gunsmoke'.
- Sean Gill
Brother of actress Jillaine Gill.
- Lisa Sutton
Measurements: 34D-25-36 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Wears size 5-7 dress, size 8 shoe. (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) In addition to her work as a bondage model, she worked also as a fantasy wrestler.
- Angie Everhart
Was once told by Eileen Ford that redheads don't sell. Has a tatoo of a dragon on the base of her spine and another tatoo on her ankle. Has a tatoo with her name on her thigh. Dated Sylvester Stallone in 1995 and was engaged to him for two months. Was once engaged to millionaire businessman Jimmy Traboulis. Owns a maltese dog named Sir Edward Van Halen II In October 1998 gave Home and Garden television a tour of her Hollywood Hills home. Lived in Paris for several years and speaks...
- Elizabeth Franz
Plaintive, reedy-framed, award-winning stage actress ("Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You" - Obie, 1980) who took her towering, Tony-winning portrayal of Linda Loman in "Death of a Salesman" to TV in 2000 and earned an Emmy nomination. Won Broadway's 1999 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for a revival of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman." Was also nominated two other times in the same category: in 1983 for "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and in 2002 for a revival...
- Vaughn Monroe
Vaughn Wilton Monroe was born October 7, 1911 in Akron, Ohio, and his family moved to Wisconsin shortly thereafter. Monroe showed an early talent for the trumpet and focused most of his early efforts on that. Monroe wanted to be an opera singer, but the Depression made pursuing such a career impractical. Instead, he sang as a vocalist with several bands, among them Austin Wylie (who later worked for Artie Shaw), Larry Funk (for which he made his recording debut), and Jack Marshard. It...
- Robert Mothersbaugh
Member of the rock group "Devo". Brother of Mark Mothersbaugh, and Jim Mothersbaugh. Son of Robert Mothersbaugh Sr. Father of 'Alex Mouthersbaugh' Was Devo's lead guitarist and occasionally sang lead vocals, although a great majority of Devo songs were sung by Mark Mothersbaugh or Gerald V. Casale. Credited on early Devo albums as "Bob1".
- James Ingram
As a sophomore at the University of Akron, he left town to come to Los Angeles with his band, Revelation Funk. The band broke up shortly after arriving in L.A. Shortly afterward, Ingram started working with Ray Charles as a piano player. After Quincy Jones heard James Ingram's voice on "Just Once," he invited Ingram to sing on his album. James originally didn't think his voice was good enough to be a lead vocal. He won a Grammy award for best R&B vocal performance for his work on Jones'...
- Lawrence Butler
Before World War II, he went to England to work for Alexander Korda. He became the head of special effects at Columbia after World War II.
- Marian Mercer
Anthony Newley's musical "Stop the World--I Want to Get Off" was revamped for the talents of Sammy Davis Jr. in 1978. Davis had earned a hit record with the song "What Kind of Fool Am I?" from the show back in 1962. Marian co-starred but the show bombed terribly. Despite the bad notices, the show was taped for film, retitled Sammy Stops the World (1978) and quickly released. It did not fare any better. Brash blonde musical comedy actress since the late 50s who won the Tony, Drama Desk...
- James L Edwards
James L. Edwards began his acting career at the age of 12 when he answered an ad in his local newspaper about a casting call for zombie extras in the low budget horror film "The Dead Next Door". At the time, he was interested in coming aboard as a special effects make-up artist. Edwards soon learned that although he did not have the artistic knack for effects, he enjoyed acting and many other facets of production work. Hired on to the film as a production assistant and featured in...
- Rollo Lloyd
Stage actor and director. Active on Broadway from 1915-28. According to the Los Angeles Times, director Tay Garnett and actor Frank McHugh secretly paid for Lloyd's funeral expenses.
- Hugh Downs
Got his start in network tv in 1949 when he won the job as announcer on the children's show "Kukla, Fran, & Ollie". A descendant of Davy Crockett, 19th century frontiersman and later congressman from Tennessee. He has a post-Masters degree in gerontology from Hunter College. The Guinness Book of World Records holder for greatest number of hours on network commercial television (1985). He is color blind. He is Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Space Society, Chairman of...
- Judson O II
Emmy-nominated Producer Judson Jackson has created and constructed audience-pleasing programming in all genres - from Drama to Sports, Music Events to Reality TV - for a diverse and impressive client list of networks, programmers, and national cable channels that includes CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox, David Letterman's World Wide Pants, The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Epic Records, Sparrow Records, The Inspiration Networks, General Electric, and ESPN. Jackson's cool head and warm heart...
- Joseph Arthur
Toured with REM in 2004.
- Trent Ford
Grew up in London, England. Is half American, half English. He currently lives in Los Angeles. He spent the majority of his adolesent life growing up in England. His mother was from Birmingham, England and His father was a test pilot for the U.S. Navy, his parents met in Kuwait, his mother was a stewardess. Moved to the UK at the age of 10 with his mother Graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in English. Everytime Trent goes to a new place he buys a bead and adds it to his...
- Howard Hewett
Was the lead singer of the 80s R & B singing trio, Shalamar. 1974 graduate of Buchtel High School. After he left the group Shalamar, every major American record company bid for his contract.
- Robert Laconi
As a teacher and director, Robert Laconi is Co-Director of the Theatre Arts Center in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Center is a performance training studio that offers classes in theatre arts and dance, a summer performance workshop, and produces a children's theatre series that tours three theatres. In 1999, he and Kristine Lewis created a second Theatre Arts Center in, Queens, New York City. He directs the acting program at both locations. Robert also teaches acting workshops to high...
- Jack Baun
Favorite all time movie is the "Star Wars" anthology, the "Indana Jones" Trilogy and "Back to the Future"." Commedy: "Fletch". Favorite all time writer/producer is George Lucas and favorite director/producer is Stephen Spielberg. Favorite all time dramatic/action actor is Harrison Ford and favorite comedic actor is Chevy Chase.
- Bru Muller
Brother of Scott Muller He and Rainy Kerwin originally co-wrote the short film Maxwell (2000) to audition for the Hollywood talent agency Gold/Marshak/Liedtke. Neither got in, but their short film went on to be sold to the Bravo Channel (UK). Frequently cast by Gary Robinson.
- Timothy M Fishback
Tim Fishback was born and reared in Ohio. His mother's name is Beth. His father, Don, worked the family farm in Southern Ohio. In high school Tim was involved in sports, the band (trumpet), the choir, was president of student government, a consistant honor student, and received several awards for science and writing. He had his first poem published, entitled "Twilight" at the age of 14. Fishback attended the Ohio State University where he majored both in Psychology and Zoology and...
- Jenifer Jeney
Niece of Steven Hicks, Jeffrey Dahmer's first victim. Mother of Tyler Edwards and Tori Edwards.
- Andy Patalan
Singer/songwriter for hard rock band Throttlebody (2000). Singer/guitarist/songwriter for mid-90s alternative pop/rock group, Solid Frog. Guitarist and songwriter for ABC's The Bachelor star Bob Guiney Has been collaborating heavily with Kyle Neely since 1994. Often works with Vinnie Dombroski Guitarist for rock band Sponge.