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Jewel Staite |
Mark Ryan |
Larry Hama |
Joe Schreiber |
Gary Friedrich |
Daniel C. Nielsen
Chloe Neill |
Billy Tackett |
Sonya Thompson |
Melissa Cowan |
Joe Giles
Fredd Gorham |
David P. Murphy |
Carole Wyand |
Jeremy Haun |
Cindy Morgan |
Rudy Garcia
Anthony Guajardo |
Richard LeParmentier |
Bruce McCorkindale |
Greg M. Hall |
Hazel Phillips
Mark Booker |
Melissa Holder |
Daniel Iske
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Jewel Staite
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Jewel Staite joined the cast of the Sci-Fi hit Stargate:Atlantis as ‘Dr. Keller’, in addition to shooting the lead role in the feature The Tribe,
which depicts the story of five young adults shipwrecked on a deserted island off the coast of Latin America where they encounter a lost tribe of savages.
She will play ‘Liz,’ one of the young adults who is very vulnerable to her surroundings. The thriller is being directed by first timer Jorg Ihle, and produced
by Mo Ramchandani with Jo Bamford executive producing. The picture shot in Costa Rica by Avatar Entertainment Group and was recently acquired by AfterDark Films
for distribution through Lions Gate Films.
Jewel made her 2005 feature film debut in Universal Pictures Serenity, Joss Whedon’s adaptation of the FOX science fiction television series “Firefly,” of
which Jewel was a series regular. Jewel plays the ship’s mechanic ‘Kaylee’, a sweet, happy and sensual farm girl who loves life and is a genius at fixing anything.
At twenty-five years old, she is a Gemini “Best Actor” nominee (Canada’s prestigious equivalent of our Emmy) for her role in the Disney Channel’s “Flash Forward” with
Ben Foster (also earned her a nomination for the Canadian Television Film and Showcase Award). Jewel made her second home at the Vancouver Youth Theatre where she
trained several days a week for several years, eventually leading her to numerous large television roles including starring opposite James Brolin and Natasha Henstridge
in Lifetime’s Widow on the Hill and her memorable role in the Showtime pilot “Huff “ with Hank Azaria, Blythe Danner and Oliver Platt. Additionally, Jewel has several
TV series under her belt including Fox Family’s “Higher Ground” with Hayden Christensen, a recurring role on the highly praised FOX series “Wonderfalls,” NBC’s “Just Deal”
and Nickelodeon’s “Space Cases.” She had guest appearances on Showtime’s “Dead Like Me” opposite Ellen Muth and Rebecca Gayheart, UPN’s “Seven Day’s” with Jonathan LaPaglia,
FOX’s “The X-Files” opposite David Duchovny and CBC’s “The Odyssey” and “Davinci’s Inquest” as well as Disney’s “Honey I Shrunk the Kids” with Peter Scolari and Hillary Tuck.
Jewel currently resides in Vancouver, BC.
We'd like to thank
Krypton Comics
for their generous contribution to help bring Jewel to Omaha!
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Mark Ryan
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Mark Ryan has been combining his acting, singing, writing and Action Direction talents in an eclectic and successful international
career ranging over 30 years. He did several major musicals in London's West End, spending 4 years in Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash hit
"Evita" playing "Magaldi" and "Che" under the direction of Broadway legend: Hal Prince.
He originated "Nasir" for the cult British TV series: "Robin Of Sherwood" and has appeared in dozens of films and television series
both in the US and UK. Mark is also an accomplished author and has written for DC Comics and created "The Greenwood Tarot"for Harper Collins.
Mark also toured the US with original "Monty Python" member: Eric Idle, performing at Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl.
He was Swordmaster and Fight Director on "King Arthur" for Antoine Fuqua and trained Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgard and Clive Owen.
He has appeared in such productions as "The Prestige" and "The Thirst" and has continued to work in theater and TV in the US, recently
completing "SpecialOps: Delta" playing Col. Anderson Savage.
He began working on the 2007 film Transformers during filming as the on-set voice of several different robots.
This work continued throughout filming and into editing, prior to the actual casting of voice-over talent. He was then cast as the voice of the character Bumblebee. Ryan
also voices Ironhide and Hoist for the Activision video game based on the film.
During 2008 he wrote and produced a musical adaptation of "Wuthering Heights" starring Jenn Korbee, directing the video "Women" for the project.
In the fall of 2008 the online publisher, ComicMix, began running "The Pilgrim" written by Ryan and drawn by legendary graphic artist Mike Grell.
He continued voice-work on "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen" into 2009, performing Bumblebee and Jet fire and standing in for the robots during
principal photography. In May of 2010 Ryan returned to work for Michael Bay, once again as the onset voice of the Autobots on Transformers 3, shooting
on various sound stages in Los Angeles and other locations around the US.
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Larry Hama
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Larry Hama is a writer/cartoonist/illustrator/actor/musician who has worked in comics, tv and film. He is best known as the writer of Marvel’s “GI Joe” comics in the
‘eighties, and as the writer of Marvel’s “Wolverine” in the ‘nineties. More recently he has scripted “SPOOKS,” and “Barack the Barbarian” for Devil’s Due Comics,
“GI JOE ORIGINS” and GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO for IDW as well as various animation and video game projects.
He has written, edited or drawn for Avengers, Blaze, Nth Man, The Nam, Conan, Batman, Wonder Woman, Bizarre Adventures, X-Men, Spider-Man, Daredevil, and dozens more.
His illustrations and cartoons have appeared in National Lampoon, Esquire, New York and Rolling Stone.
Photo by: Seth Kushner.
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Joe Schreiber
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Joe Schreiber is a novelist, author of CHASING THE DEAD (2006) and EAT THE DARK (2007), STAR WARS: DEATH TROOPERS and NO DOORS, NO WINDOWS (2009). His next Star Wars horror novel,
STAR WARS: RED HARVEST, is due out in hardcover in December, 2010. Houghton Mifflin is bringing out Joe's first young adult novel, AU REVOIR, CRAZY EUROPEAN CHICK,
in the fall of 2011. Joe's also working on the film adaptation of Ryan Brown's high school football zombie novel PLAY DEAD. He was born in Michigan but spent his formative years in Alaska,
Wyoming, and Northern California. These days he passes the extra hours working as an MRI tech in Hershey, PA where he lives with his wife, two young children, and
several original Star Wars action figures.
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Gary Friedrich
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Gary Friedrich, best known as the creator of Ghost Rider, was a writer/editor in Stan Lee's Marvel Bullpen from 1966 through 1978. During that period he scripted most
of the Marvel characters including The X-Men, Iron Man, Capt. America , Daredevil. He was the first writer other than Stan Lee to script The Incredible Hulk, and he
wrote many issues of Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos as well as the Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. series.
He also wrote numerous horror stories for Marvel in the seventies and scripted the first several issues of Monster of Frankenstein with Ghost Rider artist Mike Ploog.
And he wrote numerous humor scripts for Not Brand Echh.
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Daniel C. Nielsen
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42 year old Daniel C Nielsen was born in Norfolk and has been a fantasy aficionado since he was 4 years old. A rabid fan of Glen Cook,
Robert E Howard and Joe Haldeman, Daniel seeks to bring his own militaristic visions to the masses with his dark fantasy series the
Wildersteel Chronicles which includes "Darksteel Destinies" and "Lords of the Earth" as well as his latest effort,
"The ArcheoMage:Curse of the RelicThief" all available on Lulu.com.
He has over 100 poetry publishing credits as well as 3 poetry collections available: These Old Bones, Binary Blasphemies, and the forthcoming A Slow Suicide of the Soul.
When he isn’t busy writing, you can find him either watching re-runs of Saiyuki and plotting world domination with his son, planning the next Ragnarok Luau room party,
playing his guitar or fixing computers. He is an avid con-goer, loves to be on panels, and has been known to take photos for later blackmailing opportunities.
He will be attending and has offered to participate on panels focusing on non-mainstream fantasy or experimental fantasy or anything involving self publication. You
can find him on facebook under Daniel C Nielsen and myspace under Taste of Twilight.
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Chloe Neill
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Chloe Neill was born in the southern U.S., but now struggles through midwestern winters. She has a great love of Diet Coke, Kit-Kats and the Interwebs, and is currently
making plans for a panic room in the event of contagion, zombie attack and/or robot revolution. (And she's putting her money on contagion, with robot revolution as a
close second.) she's been writing since 2005, and is the author of two series published by Penguin Group--Chicagoland Vampires Novels (urban fantasy) and the Novels of
the Dark Elite (young adult). You can reach her online at http://chloeneill.com
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Billy Tackett
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Celebrity artist Billy Tackett hasn’t always been referred to as “The Creepiest Artist In America”. With humble beginnings in rural KY, the darkness came a-callin’ early on. His
fondness for Famous Monsters of Filmland over Little Golden Books hinted at a dark future to come.
Having drawn since he could walk, Billy freelanced tirelessly for 12 years to receive international recognition as an accomplished artist and illustrator. His
numerous works include fine art paintings, portraits, movie posters, book covers, and various other commercial illustrations. Billy’s extensive client list includes authors J.
Neil Schulman, Shane Moore, Curt Siodmak, Richard Lupoff and Fran Friel, pro wrestler Jerry Lynn, and death-rap musician Necro. His work has also been showcased in numerous media
outlets including Horrorhound Magazine, ImagineFX Magazine, National Geographic television, and NY Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry’s book “Wanted: Undead or Alive”.
After publishing over 200 book covers he created his signature piece, Zombie Sam, which gave birth to his Dead White & Blue series and has amassed a loyal fan base that transcends
all genres and stereotypes. Dead White & Blue cleverly combines Billy’s patriotism with his life long love of zombies. Zombifying iconic American images is just one aspect of his
scheme to infuse humor with the horror industry.
In addition to creating art in his studio Billy travels extensively, attending over 20 events per year, most by invitation as Artist Guest of Honor. A few years ago he launched his
own line of apparel and merchandise featuring his art, which continues to captivate fans from all walks of life and undeath. His art book, For the Love of Monsters is scheduled for
release in 2010 followed by his highly anticipated graphic novel, Dead White & Blue Comics, shortly thereafter.
Billy currently resides in Florence, Kentucky with his wife Heather, daughter Madison, and dog Ruby. When he isn’t painting the undead he splits his time between reading about the
elusive BigFoot, the Illuminati, and Mu; and the discovery of old and new music alike.
Avoid visiting
www.BillyTackett.com
if you suffer from heart problems, weak stomach, fear of the dark or a shortness
of a sense of humor.
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Sonya Thompson
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Sonya was born in Northeast Georgia and loves to make people smile. She has trained with Kate Rasnick -voice-overs; Candace Mabry -Acting Coach; Jennifer Malone -Acting Classes;
Shreepal Zala -Vocal Coach; and Ted Brunetti -Acting Workshop. She has worked on several projects ranging from film to music videos to TV shows to commercials. She starred in an
infomercial with comedian Dominick Racano. She was a detective in the movie 'Ebony Knight' and a FBI agent in the webisode series 'Money, Power and Respect' She also had a small
role in the movie 'More Than Diamonds' and the short film "Final Etiquette". Continue to look for her smiling face in more upcoming projects. The world is her canvas and she is
ready to paint! Most recently Sonya can be seen as a zombie in both the movie "Zombieland" as well as the popular AMC television series, "The Walking Dead".
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Melissa Cowan
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Melissa Cowan is a 29 year old mother of 2 who is following her dreams and becoming a well known actress. Melissa loved to act in high school; acting has always been a
passion of hers. Melissa was working in HR, she quit her job to stay home her 2 kids, as the time went by she started noticing all of the TV shows and movies being filmed
in Atlanta where she lives. Originally she started doing extra work just to get out of the house and earn a little extra money. As the time went by, Melissa became more
and more popular and sought after by other casting agents. Her hard work and determination finally started paying off when she started landing bigger and better roles,
such as a vampire, zombie etc…
Her most popular role to date is as “Bicycle Girl” in The Walking Dead, in which her zombie character “bicycle Girl” is being called a legend, Best zombie EVER,
and zombie of the year!!!
Melissa has been in more than 10 movies and 7 TV shows. Some of her favorites are, The Vampire Diaries, Halloween 2, Past Life, Lottery Ticket, Hall Pass, Drop Dead Divas,
Meet the Browns, House of Payne, and the list goes on. Melissa also has 2 BIG projects in the works that she hopes to be able to talk about soon, this is not over for her,
only beginning!
Melissa loved being a tomb vampire in the Vampire Diaries and everything else in between that she has played. She also gets to play a neighbor in the new Katherine Heigel
and Josh Duhamel’s movie “Life as we know it”, she has done various things for Tyler Perry, and tons of other stuff.
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Alyssa Gruhn
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The Walking Dead is currently the only show Alyssa has worked on in front of the camera. Her experience working at Netherworld Haunted house in Atlanta, GA helped to get her onto the show!
Alyssa is also interested in working behind the camera, and has worked for the show "So You Think You Can Dance", as well as with the Discovery Channel and a lot of other smaller
companies. She is currently enrolled in acting classes at Chas School of Film and Television in San Carlos, California and is looking forward to working on more projects in the future.
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Joe Giles
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Joe Giles is from Omaha, Nebraska and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. He has been a professional makeup effects artist for over 7 years, working at the Oscar
winning K.N.B Efx Group. His film and television credits include: “The Mist”, “Inglorious Bastards”, “Transformers”, “The Chronicles of Narnia”, “Drag Me to Hell”,
“Fright Night”, “Predators”, and “Hostel 2”. While at K.N.B. Efx during pre-production for “The Walking Dead”, Joe was given the opportunity to be the makeup test model
for the zombie walkers by shop owner Gregory Nicotero.
His test photos were then later released on AMC’s web site and gave fans the first look on how the walkers would be brought to life from the pages of the graphic novel
series. During early camera tests, Joe had a hand in helping create the feel of the zombies and was eventually asked to play a role in the first episode. Joe was also
the key actor in the motion capture work for the CG background walkers in the series.
Joe’s creature acting has also been featured in other K.N.B projects such as a Universal Horror Nights commercial and the role of “The Mummy” in Greg Nicotero’s very own
United Monster Talent Agency. He got to live every horror and music fans dream alike when he was cast to play the grave zombie for Michael Jackson’s remake of “Thriller”
for Sony’s “This Is It”.
Joe’s other shop credits include: Stan Winston Studios, Quantum Effects, Edge Efx, and Front Line Design. He is very happy and proud to call Omaha his home town.
We'd like to thank
Mystery Manor
for their generous contribution in sponsoring Joe.
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Fredd Gorham
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Fredd Gorham is an artist who lives in Omaha, NE. He has worked on many projects over the past years. His first assignments in the comic industry were for
‘THE FRINGE’ from Caliber Press. Fredd also does illustration work including game images for RPG manuals along with web design and development, multimedia design,
graphic design, and convention sketches. He hosts a monthly gathering called Artist Jam at Krypton Comics in Omaha on the third Saturday of every month.
Fredd will be hosting one of his famous Artist Jam's at Contagion: Outbreak and also contributed artwork to the first ever Contagion: Outbreak t-shirt design!
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David P. Murphy
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David P. Murphy Ph.Z. (he obtained his Ph.Z. from the prestigious Port-Au-Prince Capon Academy) is the author and host of
"Zombies for Zombies: Advice and Etiquette for the Living Dead". He is also the author of the soon to be best selling sequel "Zombies for Zombies: The Play & Werk Buk".
He is also a songwriter and producer of two CDs, Shining in a Temporary Sun and Henry Perry's Effortless. Check out his album, Standing on Salinger's Lawn.
He has been playing piano since he was a kid and is still trying to get it right. He has recently completed his newest musical, Anotherwhere.
Mr. Murphy currently resides in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska (much to his amazement and delight), with his unusually large cat, Beany. One day
he hopes to retire to Scarlet Shores Beta and guard his brains carefully.
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Carole Wyand
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Carole Wyand lived in Tokyo in the mid 1960s where she began what would become a lifelong career in voiceover acting. She was recruited by Bill Ross,
who owned a film studio that dubbed Japanese movies and TV into English. Carole, then a recent theater graduate of Penn State (and a Miss Penn State) dubbed hundreds of
Japanese TV shows, movies and documentaries that were sold to U.S. and U.K. markets.
In 1967, she dubbed the voices of Princess Sapphire and the Queen in Osaumu Tezuka's classic anime series Choppy and the Princess, aka Princess Knight. This was
one of the first major anime series with a strong female lead action character, based on Tezuka's popular 1950s serialized manga in the Shojo Club girls magazine.
Carole returned to the U.S. in the early 1970s, and has worked in Los Angeles as a voice-over talent specializing in narration for the medical and health industry,
as well as film, TV commercials and children's records. Actresses she has revoiced in film include Jessica Lange, Winona Ryder and Nicole Kidman. Her acting credits
include roles on Lois & Clark, The Young and the Restless, Step By Step, and The Judge (as Attorney Sarah Bailey for three years). Carole teaches seminars in voice
acting, and is an instructor of theater at the California State University.
Carole will be appearing on Saturday only, courtesy of Christopher Palmer, and will discuss her voice-over experience in Japan during Palmer's presentation on Tezuka's Princess Knight.
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Jeremy Haun
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You might know Jeremy Haun from such titles as Detective Comics, CIVIL WAR: Iron Man/Captain America, Arkham Reborn, Berserker, Leading Man, or Battle Hymn. He's done work for
Image Comics, ONI Press, IDW, Devils Due Publishing, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Wildstorm. Jeremy has been working for DC for the past year or so on various Batman related projects
including Detective Comics and is having the time of his life doing what he loves. You can't ask for more than that!
You can learn more about Jeremy and his work by visiting his website (or just chat him up at Contagion: Outbreak! ;-) )
http://www.jeremyhaun.com
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Rudy Garcia
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Rudy Garcia is a sculptor who has worked with many of the industries top toy companies to create some of the most memorable action figures from Television and Movies.
Rudy has worked with everyone from McFarlane toys to Diamond select Toys...including Neca and Sideshow Collectibles, creating statues and action figures from licenses
such as Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Universal Monsters. Most recently, Rudy has worked on his own Independent Comic Book with writer Ed Lavallee, called Evolution Cop.
Check out his website:
http://www.rudygarciaonline.com
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Laura Vaughn
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Over the last 7 years, Laura has been creating costumes of her favorite characters for showcase at anime, gaming, and sci-fi conventions. As an artist and craftsperson,
her greatest joy in life is creating and sharing her costumes and product line with other con-goers. In 2007 Laura began creating original steampunk character designs
with Outland Armour, an artist collective that she continues to collaborate with today. 3 years of working in the haunted house industry prepared her for several extra
roles in the horror film genre, including a role in The Walking Dead: Season One. Laura looks forward to sharing her expertise in steampunk costume design and cosplay as
well as participating in TWD related events and panels around the con!
Laura's Website:
Cyborgseamstress.Wordpress.com
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Anthony Guajardo
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Anthony Guajardo's passion for the craft started at the age of 5 when he told his mom that he wanted to become an actor. She thought it was a phase but he
begged her for years until she finally took him seriously. Anthony's mom found a talent agency in San Antonio, Calliope Talent, that she believed could help.
Anthony's first job was for a Proctor & Gamble print ad: He also performed in commercials and live theatre projects, until he got his first taste of the "big time."
Anthony booked a featured role in the film, "Shark Boy and Lava Girl!" He also spent a summer in Los Angeles. Right after, he took a break to focus on school.
Anthony excelled in Technical Theater and History, and was Captain of the first spelling team for his high school. He came back to Calliope with an even bigger
passion for the craft than he had when he first dreamed of becoming an actor!
Through faith, training, and perseverance Anthony landed a major guest-starring role on the AMC original series "The Walking Dead." The on-set experience was one
of the best moments of his life. The actors he worked with were all very talented and gave him so much to work with. From there, Anthony shot a national commercial
campaign with AAA and starred in a short film with Director Rod Guajardo. Anthony has also been training extensively through his agency and management company,
Calliope Talent, with leading filmmakers and casting directors.
Anthony also works part time for Calliope as a Production Assistant, and has fallen in love with the "behind the scenes" of acting!
Anthony hopes to inspire fellow actors to live their dream. With the help of Anthony's supportive friends, manager, talent agency, and family, he knows he'll achieve that!
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Richard LeParmentier
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LeParmentier has appeared in over 50 films and television programs. Although born in the United States, his parents are from the isle of Guernsey and Ireland, and
he moved to the United Kingdom in 1974. Accordingly, most of his screen credits are in British or British-filmed productions. His most prominent role was that of
Admiral Motti, the arrogant Imperial officer who is choked by Darth Vader in Star Wars (1977). His last screen role was in 1992, and from 1988–92, he was also
working as a screenwriter for British television. He made his video game voice debut in 2004 in Soldiers: Heroes of World War II as a narrator. He has also made
several appearances at sci-fi conventions.
LeParmentier was previously married to the British actress Sarah Douglas, who is best known for playing the role of Ursa in Superman and Superman II. The two have
appeared in several films together, including Rollerball, The People That Time Forgot, and Superman II. In 1976, they also both appeared in season 2 of the British
sci-fi series Space: 1999, though in different episodes.
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Cindy Morgan
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Best known as “Lacey Underall” in CADDYSHACK, and “Yori” in TRON, Cindy Morgan was born Cynthia Ann Cichorski on September 29 in Chicago, Ill, not far from Wrigley field.
The daughter of a Polish factory worker and German mother, Cindy survived 12 years of Catholic school and was the first in her family to attend college.
While studying communications at Northern Illinois University, Cindy spun records on the radio. A commercial station in town wanted her to report the news for them as well,
and so a slight deception was needed. She used the name Cindy Morgan, taken from a story Cindy read about Morgan le Fay when she was twelve years old.
After graduation, Cindy gave all the latest meteorological news on a TV station in Rockford, Ill. She also kept her hand in radio by working the graveyard shift at a local rock
station. Then she returned to Chicago and deejayed on WSDM (now WLUP). During a labor dispute at the station, she literally quit on the air and walked out with a record still
spinning on the turntable.
She found employment at auto shows for Fiat, which took her to both coasts. Cindy moved to Los Angeles in 1978, and became the Irish Spring girl. While she did TV commercials,
she studied acting, and was rewarded with her first screen role in CADDYSHACK, playing the role of Lacey Underall, an over-amorous ingenue.
Disney made film history with TRON, the first computer-generated film. Cindy played two characters: Lora, a compute programmer in the “real” world, and Yori, her alter-ego
in the film’s computer generated flights of imagination.
Cindy Morgan’s television credits to date include “Falconcrest”, “The Larry Sanders Show”, “Amazing Stories” and “Bring ‘Em Back Alive”.
Cindy also associate-produced five films with Larry Estes, best known for “Sex, Lies and Videotape”.
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Bruce McCorkindale
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Bruce McCorkindale is currently the inker on IDW's Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters series, working over Phil Hester's pencils. He also
provides inking, coloring, and pinup work for Image Comics' upcoming Golly! trade paperback. Bruce has worked previously for Marvel, DC,
and Malibu Comics on such titles as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Rune Vs. Venom, Black Orchid, and Planet of the Apes: Blood of the Apes.
Bruce also provides comic-themed work for the advertising/animation world through his studio, Action Impulse Studios.
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Greg M. Hall
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A native of Eastern Nebraska, Greg M. Hall returned from living in Maui and Southern California to be away from major population centers, and because the pleasant weather
was making him soft. No single genre can contain him, but statistically his brain is fifty percent Science Fiction and twenty-five percent Fantasy.
His current Fantasy novel is Stunted, where a universe faces annihilation by an unwitting visitor from our world. He also has an Action/Suspense novel, Traffic Control,
online and in print, and an action/Sci-Fi novella, Quivira, in audiobook form at his podcast (killbox.mevio.com).
You can view his short stories in the Winter 2010 issue of Dark Valentine (darkvalentine.net); the November 2010 issue of FlagShip (flyingislandpress.com/flagship);
Tales of the Zombie War (talesofworldwarz.com), Electric Spec (electricspec.com), and many other print and electronic publications linked through his website at
http://www.gregmhall.com.
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Hazel Phillips
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HR Phillips is a mother of four children who have wonderful imaginations, just like their mother. While recovering from serious car accident injuries,
including a broken neck, Phillips turned to her first love of writing. The characters of the Prime Immortal series developed as she struggled against
the pain and depression to health.
Dylan, a young female immortal is haunted by her past and hunted by enemies who stand before her future. The evil “Favored Prime” wished to obtain the powers
that lie dormant within her. As a” Collector” within the Prime Immortal realm, Dylan’s talents are highly desired. Not only by the evil darkness of Lord Abbadon,
but also by those who would seek to control her powers for themselves. Unable to defend herself against the amassing odds, she entrusts her survival to one ma, Alessar,
a man she just met. He is a man she has rapidly learned she can’t live without. He is a man with a past whom she is hopelessly falling for. Can she entrust her life to him?
Can she entrust her heart to him? If only she knew.
The first in a series, it is only the beginning. “The Immortal Lost” is an intense young love story with two people finding each other against all odds,
gaining the strength and possessing the courageous it takes together in order to survive against evil. Good versus evil becomes the “key” to the entire series.
Don’t be fooled, readers. “The Immortals Lost” will take you down one road, hinting at a specific destination, while moving you across the pages to a world completely
unknown and unfathomable. This story takes several twists and turns; by the time you are done with the second book “Dark Days” released in 2011, you will be at the edge
of your seat ~ wondering what is going to happen next. Will Dylan survive? Is Alessar the man of her dreams? Or does the darkness have its hold on her?
Packed full of fantasy, action, thrills and excitement within every chapter, this series is fast becoming a hit. Get to know the characters and fall in love with the
world of the Prime Immortals.
You can read more about H.R. Phillips and The Prime Immortals here: http://www.primeimmortals.com/.
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Mark Booker
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Born in small town Nebraska, Mark has made a sudden impact on the indie horror genre, starring in the 2008 award winning indie horror film,
"The Wretched" as well as the webisode "Donor" in the new horror anthology series "The Dead Hour". Mark can also be seen in
The Casserole Club (2011),
Lovely, Still (2008), and Behind the Red Motel Door.
He is also the writer and director of indie films,
Imitation Life (2008) and
Leah and Avery (2010).
Mark likes to have his hands in every facet of filmmaking even recently serving as Producer of PerfectMatch and
Love Owls (2009). Mark is also a musician and often
lends his songs to the projects he's working on as well as composing the soundtrack and score to others.
"The Wretched" as well as "The Dead Hour" will be screened during Contagion: Outbreak! Don't miss it!
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Melissa Holder
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Melissa Holder is a native Californian turned Nebraskan. She earned a B.A. Theatre degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Acting most of her life,
she has a passion for theatre and film. Melissa is currently starring in the horror anthology webseries, "The Dead Hour" where she plays the iconic role of
DJ Raven. In the real world, Melissa is married to her wonderful husband Russell and can be found cheering on her 9 year old step son's baseball team. The
College World Series and Husker Football is a big part of the Holder's life. Melissa is excited to start production on season 2 of The Dead Hour in the role of DJ Raven.
"The Wretched" as well as "The Dead Hour" will be screened during Contagion: Outbreak! Don't miss it!
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Daniel Iske
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Growing up in the country side of Nebraska, there was little to do but grab a camera and start making films. Iske has spent most of his life
telling stories to those who will watch and listen. Specializing in low budget indie filmmaking, he has produced and directed over a dozen features,
shorts and series. In 2008, he ventured into the horror genre, directing the feature horror film, "The Wretched", which went on limited festival and
picked up several awards.
In 2010, on the heels of that success, along with co-creator Scott Coleman, he launched a new horror anthology webseries called
"The Dead Hour". The show can be see online for free at
www.thedeadhour.com
and features 15 minute webisodes. The show revolves around a mysterious late night radio DJ who introduces dark tales to her audience and we see them
play out on screen. The series is getting tremendous reviews and quickly becoming a presence on the indie scene radar.
"The Wretched" as well as "The Dead Hour" will be screened during Contagion: Outbreak! Don't miss it!
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