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Alyssa Elaine Diaz (born September 7, 1985) is an American actress. Diaz is known for her roles on television, such as Celia Ortega on the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns, Jasmine on the ABC Family series The Nine Lives of Chloe King, Gloria Cruz on Lifetime's Army Wives, Teresa on Showtime's Ray Donovan, and Dariela Marzan on the CBS series Zoo.

Diaz was born in Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on September 7, 1985. She is of Colombian and Mexican ancestry, and has one brother named Michael. Diaz is a graduate of Bishop Alemany High School.

Diaz played the role of Celia Ortega on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns from February 9, 2005 until August 10, 2005, when her character left town for Montega to be with her relatives. She has made other television appearances, guest-starring in television shows including Southland, CSI: NY and Lie to Me. Diaz has also starred in the film How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer, and in the television films Ben 10: Alien Swarm and The Jensen Project.

In 2011 Diaz was cast in the starring role of Jasmine on the ABC Family series The Nine Lives of Chloe King. In 2012, she landed the recurring role of Gloria Cruz on Army Wives. She was upgraded to series regular for the seventh season, which started in March 2013. She has also appeared in The Vampire Diaries.

In March 2016, Diaz landed the role as Dariela, a series regular, on the CBS drama Zoo for its second season.

Jackie Earle Haley is an American actor who started his career with The Bad News Bears. He had more adult roles in Little Children, the cult classic Zack Snyder film Watchmen, Alita: Battle Angel, and Freddy Krueger from a remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street. He has been married three times and has two children.

Azura Skye was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and began acting as a child in local theater. At age fifteen she was cast in her first on camera role alongside James Earl Jones and Hume Cronyn in the Showtime original film, Horton Foote's "Alone." Shortly thereafter she starred as Jane in the WB's "Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane," and in the feature film "28 Days" starring Sandra Bullock. Skye's other film credits include, "Bandits," "Red Dragon," and "One Missed Call," and she's worked on a slew of television shows over the past two decades including "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "American Horror Story," "Girls," and "Riverdale." Skye starred in the independent feature, "The Swerve," for which she won Best Actress awards at FrightFest, Panic Fest, and Cinepocalype, where Joel Schumacher served as jury president.

Jenilee Harrison was born on June 12, 1958 into a large middle-class household in Northridge, California and grew up in the San Fernando Valley. Her father was an aerospace engineer and her mother a math teacher. They divorced when she was 15, but she remained close to them and to her two older sisters and two younger brothers. She began working as a waitress part-time at 14. Her wholesome good looks won her beauty pageants, such as Miss San Fernando Valley, Miss Los Angeles, Miss Hollywood, Miss Young America. She was chosen for the Rams' Embraceable Ewes cheerleading squad in 1978 for two years, because she thought it would be a way to get into Hollywood. She paid her way through University of Southern California (USC) with income from TV commercials and modeling. She won the title of Sweetheart of Sigma Chi in her senior year at USC. She graduated in 1980 with an education degree, although it was at USC that she met acting coach Joyce Selznick who trained her to be an actress.

At the tender age of 21, she was cast on the hit comedy Three's Company (1976) as Suzanne Somers replacement, since the producers balked at Somers request for a huge salary increase. It was a difficult, awkward situation for her, since Somers was still on the show but sequestered away from the rest of the cast to do her 3-minute telephone scenes. Yet, Somers was still prominently featured in the opening credits, while Harrison's name appeared in the closing credits as a guest star, so viewers saw her as a temporary replacement. Somers was finally let go at the end of the year, and her permanent replacement was Priscilla Barnes, whom the producers initially rejected for the role of Cindy, saying she was too old. Barnes (although older than Harrison) was deemed right for the role of Terri, and Harrison was now relegated to being a supporting player and acting with her replacement. It was uncomfortable for both actresses but they did the best they could under the circumstances. Producers felt she was inexperienced and unseasoned, and so her part was finally written out with no explanation, after two and a half years. (This part of her life was later dramatized in the TV movie Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company' (2003) with Liz Crawford playing Harrison). She soldiered on and was cast in the feature film Tank (1984). Later, she worked with Oscar winners James Coburn and Eva Marie Saint in the TV miniseries Malibu (1983). She landed a role on Dallas (1978), which she played for two years, and for which she received a Soap Opera Digest nomination as Best New Actress in a Prime Time Series.

Afterward, she continued with making guest appearances on such shows as Murder, She Wrote (1984) and She's the Sheriff (1987), where she finally worked with Suzanne Somers. In 1993, she married Bruce Oppenheim, dubbed a "chiropractor to the stars" by People magazine. He was previously married to Cybill Shepherd with whom he has twins, Zachariah and Ariel, who are Harrison's stepchildren. In 2022, she divorced Oppenheim.

Lori Beth Denberg was born on 2 February 1976 in Northridge, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Good Burger (1997), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) and Lost Treasure of the Valley (2019). She is married to Alexander Jardin. .

Three-time Emmy-nominated actress Arianne Zucker has played many roles, but she is best known for the character of "Nicole Walker" on NBC's hit daytime drama, Days of Our Lives (1965). Arianne began playing her role in 1998 and has received three Daytime Emmy nominations and one Soap Opera Digest Award win for her portrayal as the unlucky-in-love vixen. Arianne began her career in modeling, when she was 16 years old. She immediately traveled to Paris, France after winning her first modeling contest. From there, she has traveled to Australia, Japan and finally back to New York City. During this time, Arianne also booked many national and international commercials, such as Mazda Miata and McDonald's. Arianne's independent film career started with a short film called Looking for Bobby D (2001) and she began to generate work in television by landing the role of "Brenda Collette" in CSI: Miami (2002). Her work was noticed by writer Karen Harris (General Hospital (1963), All My Children (1970)) and was asked to play the role of "Winnifred Marshall" in Life in General (2008), a comedy based on the life of a writer and the behind the scenes of the making of a television show. Arianne continued on as "Jessica" in the horror film, The Last Resort (2009), directed by Brandon Nutt. 'Devantiy', an Emmy-nominated web series chose Arianne to guest star as Julie Regis (2013) as the uptight sister of Andrew Regis, the ruthless jewelry scion. Her latest film role in The Contractor (2013), she played Kate, the best friend of "Elizabeth Chase" (Christina Cox). Her latest film role is in post-production for Lifetime called The Assistant (2016). Zucker plays the lead role of "Suzanne Austin" (2016). While not working on "Days of Our Lives", Arianne co-created the non-profit organization, Arrow-Heart Adventure Camps, in September of 2007 with her brother, Todd Zucker. They are a brother-sister team that believe in positively, mentor-ship and giving teens a chance to live to their full potential. Todd and Arianne have since tested the adventure camp in three different countries, U.S. London, England, and South Africa. We are committed to enriching the lives of young teens through a challenging outdoor adventure. We inspire kids to want to make better choices, build character, confidence, credibility and critical thinking skills.

Blake Foster was born on 29 May 1985 in Northridge, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997), Kids World (2000) and Power Rangers in Space (1998).

Eric Steelberg was born in Northridge, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for Saturday Night (2024), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Up in the Air (2009).

Ronalda Douglas was born on 12 October 1952 in Northridge, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The New Odd Couple (1982), What's Happening!! (1976) and Simon & Simon (1981).

A Los Angeles native, Liesel has been lucky enough to work opposite Ben Affleck, Ray Romano, Allison Janney, Camryn Manheim, Andre Braugher, Scott Bakula, Michael Sheen, Lizzy Caplan, Alison Tolman, Christa Miller, and Phil Rosenthal. She loves delving deep into both comedic and dramatic roles, and has an affinity for cheese and performing with puppets.

On TV she's been seen in Shrinking, Why Women Kill, One Day at a Time, Sydney to the Max, Masters of Sex, Parenthood, Men of a Certain Age, and Jimmy Kimmel Live!. She's in Amazon/MGMs upcoming sequel to The Accountant opposite Ben Affleck, and has appeared in several indie films including the upcoming feature Roses on the Vine and the cult zombie film Die-ner (Get It?). She voiced multiple characters in the iHeartRadio podcast The Murder Years starring Gabrielle Carteris, and is a video creator/host/editor for her day job, performing voiceovers for a variety of clients and videos.

Liesel is also an award-winning short film creator, and her multiple short and micro-short films have won awards and been Official Selections at ESMoA's Video Art + Film Festivals, the Marina del Rey Film Festival, Golden State Film Festival, Zed Fest Film Festival, and Flickfair's Online Film Fest.

Linda Montana was born on 17 November 1944 in Northridge, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Pennies from Heaven (1981), Americathon (1979) and Stingray (1986).

Joe Whyte began his professional acting career in 1982 after attending California State University-Northridge, as a Theater student. He began performing with an improv comedy sketch group called The Left Fielders, comprised of a group of friends from CSUN. This led to a lifelong love of improv comedy, and he went on to perform with Comedysportz Los Angeles, the highly acclaimed musical/comedy improv group The Impromptones and, in 2000, the music/comedy group The Newtonics with Jeff Bryan Davis (Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1998)), all based out of Hollywood, California. During the 1980s and 1990s Whyte also appeared in numerous plays and musicals in and around the Los Angeles area, along with appearances in several TV sitcoms and soap operas, most notably The Drew Carey Show (1995), Sports Night (1998), General Hospital (1963), Miss Match (2003) ands Rodney (2004).

He has also performed as a voice-over actor for many animated features and video games, most notably the role of Chris Redfield in the highly successful video game series remake, Resident Evil / Biohazard, a remake of the original Resident Evil game.

He began his voice-over career while working as a production assistant on Hercules (1997) at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He began by performing as a "scratch" actor--one who provides temporary character voice-over for a film so that the director and producers can work out sequences and timing, with that voice track eventually replaced by the actual actor hired for the part. This provided excellent training for Joe and he eventually landed a voice-over agent and began working regularly in the voice-over field, providing voice for films, TV shows, and video games.

Joe is also a digital artist, working as a 3D modeler for Walt Disney Animation Studios, and has modeled on Disney's Tarzan (1999), Treasure Planet (2002), Home on the Range (2004), Chicken Little (2005), Meet the Robinsons (2007), and as of this writing is a Senior Modeler on Bolt (2008).

Ariane Andrew was born on 3 November 1987 in Northridge, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), WWE Saturday Morning Slam (2012) and WWE Raw (1993).

Terri Jean Messina was a lovely and captivating brunette actress who popped up in a few movies and several TV shows during her regrettably brief acting career. Terri was born on December 17, 1945 in Northridge, Los Angeles, California. She first began acting in episodic television in 1967. Messina gave an especially fine and engaging performance as Maria, a naive and impressionable adolescent girl who foolishly idolizes hooker Jayne Mansfield in the offbeat Single Room Furnished (1966). Messina was likewise excellent and memorable as luscious teenage tramp Bunch in the gruesome horror shocker Blood and Lace (1971). Among the TV shows Terri made guest appearances on are Batman (1966), "Gidget," I Dream of Jeannie (1965), "The Monkees," Ironside (1967), Mannix (1967), Love, American Style (1969), and Room 222 (1969), Moreover, she served as an assistant editor on the 1976 John Cassavetes picture The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976). Messina was the longtime lover of singer/songwriter Gene Clark of the Byrds fame; the couple collaborated on the song "Feelin' Higher" (this particular tune was recorded by the band McGuinn, Clark & Hillman in 1979). She spent the last sixteen years of her life taking care of her parents. Terri Messina died at age 61 on August 21, 2007.

Nathan Furst was born on 4 July 1978 in Northridge, California, USA. He is a composer and director, known for Hidden Strike (2023), Act of Valor (2012) and Need for Speed (2014). He has been married to Britlin Lee Furst since 29 July 2018.

Jessie Gold was born on 21 November 1984 in Northridge, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds (2006), The Longest Week (2014) and Eating Out: The Open Weekend (2011).

Chris Burns was born on 25 March 1981 in Northridge, California, USA. He is a manager and actor, known for The Adjustment Bureau (2011), Date Night (2010) and Bridge of Spies (2015).

Tim Walston was born in Northridge, California, USA. Tim is known for Star Trek (2009), xXx (2002) and Prometheus (2012).

Arek Bagboudarian was born on 5 November 1985 in Northridge, California, USA. He is an assistant director, known for Whiplash (2014), The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) and The Mentalist (2008).

Sydney Urshan was born on 31 January 1957 in Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Hard Copy (1989), Fox Entertainment News (1988) and The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1995).

Jason Collins was born on 2 December 1978 in Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Love, Victor (2020), Alone in the Game (2018) and Game Face (2015).

Richard Raynis was born on 27 December 1956 in Northridge, California, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Simpsons (1989), Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999) and The Edge of Seventeen (2016).

Erin Grindler was born on 22 September 1981 in Northridge, California, USA. She is an actress, known for xXx: State of the Union (2005), Land of the Lost (2009) and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011).

At eighteen years of age, David Sanderson began his career as a production assistant on the feature motion picture, Convoy (1978), directed by Sam Peckinpah. After more work as production assistant, actor, property assistant and film loader on productions, such as: _Cloud Dancer_(1980_, Little House on the Priarie_(1980), The Yeagers_(1980), Mommie Dearest (1981), _Reds_(1981)_, Young Maverick (1979), _Rocky 3_(1983)_, ChiPs_(1982-1983), _Dallas_(1981-1984)_ and many more, David was hired by a Panavision Representative Company(Victor Duncan, Inc.)to work as a camera technician.

Upon satisfying his commitment there, David began work immediately as a second and first assistant cameraman on many more television and feature productions, such as _Dallas_(1986-1988)_, _Robocop_(1987)_, _The Tracker_(1988)_, Lonesome Dove (1989) (Original), Cold Sassy Tree (1989), Dances with Wolves (1990),Crime Story-The Series_(1990), Father Dowling Mysteries_(1989-1990), In the Heat of the Night_(1991-1992), _Last of the Mohicans_(1990)_, _The People vs Larry Flynt_(1997)_ and more. He also began working as an assistant and camera operator on commercial, industrial and music video projects.

After promoting to the A Camera Operator position on _Walker Texas Ranger_(, David continued in the new upgraded position on TV Movies and Features, such as _Presidents Man_(2000)_, The President's Man: A Line in the Sand (2002) and Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998) and many more.

During his time as the A Camera Operator on _Walker Texas Ranger_(1998-2001)_, David was recruited by a European Director to work as Director of Photography on a project in Austria. With the success of that project, David was asked to return to Europe as Director of Photography on many more, deciding to move himself and his family to Berlin (as a home base), in 2002. Projects included series, mini-series and features on locations in Spain, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic and Austria over the next seven years ... prior to him and his family's return to the USA (in 2008). David currently works on both American and European productions.

Anybody who is not a game show fan has probably never seen or heard of Randy Amasia. Yet, those involved in the game show world itself consider him one of the genre's biggest fans and insiders. Born Alan Randy Amasia in 1957, he was a game show addict from day one. In 1978, while attending Cal State Northridge (where he eventually got his degree in computer sciences), he landed a job as an intern on a brand-new NBC game show, "Card Sharks".

A year into his internship, he tried out to be a contestant on a brand-new CBS game show, Whew! (1979). His tryout turned out successfully as he became a contestant in August 1979. As a two-day champion, he triumphed in its bonus round, "The Gauntlet of Villains", and retired with $26,190. For the next five years, he tried out for and became contestants on several other game show pilots, almost all of which never became regular series, the lone exception being a new syndicated program called "Jeopardy!"

In the first season of the syndicated "Jeopardy!", he became a one-day champion, winning $6,800 in cash and another $1,200+ in consolation prizes. The name "Randy Amasia" would not become public again until ten years after his win on "Jeopardy!" In 1994, Game Show Network premiered on several satellite and cable outlets, and, with the explosion of the Internet, the Usenet group "alt.tv.game-shows" (or ATGS) was created by "Family Feud" consultant and friend Aaron Solomon. Randy immediately became a frequent contributor to the newsgroup, where he eventually earned the nickname "The Overlord of ATGS" and referred to all of his best friends as "his minions". Soon after, he created the only website dedicated to the game show "Whew!" Listed in Yahoo's Game Shows directory, "The Whew! Fan Page" is complete with rules, photos, and sounds, and attracted hundreds of new visitors each month. He also co-produced the two longest-running Netgames in ATGS history, "'Net Match Game" (1994- ) and "'Net Price Is Right" (1995-), and sometimes had a hosting gig on the former. In February 2000, he co-produced and co-wrote a bi-weekly satire with David Zinkin, "Who Wants to Be a Moronionaire?", which showcased the more annoying and lack-minded members of ATGS and also featured ATGS contributors (including the author of this biography) and special celebrity guests (game show personalities, athletes, even Judge Judy) participating in the slugfest.

In late 2000, it had been discovered that Randy, three other ATGS contributors, and a frequent "Moronionaire" victim took part in a conspiracy against a rival Netgames host/producer. While the revelation somewhat hurt Randy's character, he persisted on the newsgroup, giving his unique brand of humor every day until his untimely death on December 12, 2001, at age 44. Through triumph and tribulation, his trademark wit and sarcasm was and always will be a part of ATGS' history. His "Whew!" website will also live on, thanks to Michael Klauss incorporating the pages into his own game show website.