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Reshma Shetty
Bio: Reshma Shetty stars as Divya Katdare in the hit USA Network original series ROYAL PAINS, which continues its second season on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 9/8c, preceding USA’s newest original series FAIRLY LEGAL. Shetty is a graduate of the famed Opera department at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Immediately following graduation, she nabbed the lead role of Priya in A.R. Rahman’s / Andrew Lloyd Webber’s First National tour of “Bombay Dreams” and was asked to appear as Ayah in Broadway’s World AIDS Day Benefit “The Secret Garden.” Additional theatre credits include roles and ... readings with the Contemporary American Theatre Festival, The New Dramatists, The Playwrights Forum and The Lark Theatre Company. This past spring, Shetty opened to rave reviews in her Off-Broadway debut at The New Group, starring in Ayub Khan-Din’s “Rafta Rafta.” Shetty has been seen on NBC’s “30 Rock,” and in 2008 made her big screen debut opposite Ally Sheedy and Oscar- nominated Ruby Dee in “Steam.” A natural beauty, she is also the face of Dove Moisturizer bar in India. This fall she’ll be seen in the features “Hated” and ”Not for Nothing.” She resides in New York City.
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My Character Approved by Reshma Shetty
Jan 19, 2011 | (0) Comments
Jill Flint
Bio: Jill Flint stars as Jill Casey in the hit USA Network original series ROYAL PAINS, which continues its second season on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 9/8c, preceding USA’s newest original series FAIRLY LEGAL. Flint most recently appeared in the feature films “Cadillac Records” with Adrien Brody and “The Women” with Meg Ryan. She was also recently seen in “How I Got Lost” with Rosemarie DeWitt. Additional film credits include “What Just Happened,” “On Broadway,” “Garden State,” and the upcoming “Fake.” Flint is also a recurring guest star on the hit ... CW series “Gossip Girl,” and has appeared as a recurring guest star on “The Good Wife,” “Nurse Jackie,” ”Mercy” “Six Degrees,” “Conviction” and USA’s LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT. Flint resides in New York City.
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My Character Approved by Jill Flint
Jan 14, 2011 | (0) Comments
Meaghan Rath
Bio: A dynamic and versatile performer, Meaghan Rath is quickly emerging as one of the entertainment industry’s brightest young talents. Meaghan will soon be seen in the North American adaptation of the popular UK television series “Being Human” which is set to debut on the Syfy channel in January 2011. In the series, Meaghan stars as a Sally, a ghost who’s trying to lead a normal life despite sharing living quarters with a vampire and a werewolf. Meaghan’s previous television credits include playing Adena Stiles on the hit Canadian series “15/Love,” a role she ... played for three seasons and for which she earned a 2006 Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Youth or Children’s Program or Series. Her other television credits include a starring role as Rigby on “The Assistants” and guest starring roles in The Disney Channel’s “Aaron Stone” and CBC’s “18 To Life.” In addition to her television roles, Meaghan appeared in the independent feature film Prom Wars, opposite Alia Shawkat, Ricky Ullman and Rachel Lefevre, as well as in Lea Pool’s 2001 Sundance Film Festival hit Lost and Delirious. Meaghan was born and raised in Montreal, where she currently lives and shoots “Being Human.”
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My Character Approved by Meaghan Rath
Jan 12, 2011 | (0) Comments
DJ Skee
Bio: Whether it’s the biggest radio station in the country, the top viewed channel online at YouTube, or productions of the top artists in the world, DJ Skee has quickly become the authoritative voice for his generation and industry tastemaker. DJ Skee has been tapped to open the hottest mega-clubs, premiere the newest music on the radio, produce mega budget music videos, remix artists ranging from Snoop Dog to Travis Barker, consulted for the top record labels and create distinct marketing campaigns for Fortune 500 Companies like Daimler-Chrysler, Monster Cable ® and T-Mobile. This past year has been an amazing year for DJ ... Skee and Skee.TV, with his four Sirius/XM radio shows, his radio show on KIIS-FM (LA), where he has interviewed Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Ludacris and more to creating the hottest mixtapes with R. Kelly, Freddie Gibbs and Snoop Dogg. In addition, DJ Skee was recently named to the exclusive Billboard Magazines “Power Players: 30 Under 30” for 2010. Skee.TV recently launched Skeetox, a live music experience featuring a seven-piece band, LED light wall and special guest artists. The Los Angeles launch event garnered rave response from LA Times, LA Weekly, AllHipHop.com and more and featured special performances by Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, Mike Posner, Ya Boy and Cisco Adler. The exciting show was also tapped as the official kick-off event for the Sunset Strip Music Festival in Los Angeles with KIIS-FM this summer. Combining his passion for music and love of new media and marketing, DJ Skee founded Skee.TV in 2007, which is a unique production, marketing, and content distribution company specializing in creative visual productions alongside new media marketing to virally spread content which is viewed by millions of fans around the world. SkeeTV has directed and produced music videos and campaigns for top artists, including Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Ice Cube, Far East Movement, Freddie Gibbs and more. Since its launch, Skee.TV has garnished over 150 million streams on its website, and is responsible for many major label music videos, web content, behind the scenes pieces, and other clips of its projects. Skee.TV provides an amazing alternative promotional tool for any of Skee's events, deals, and partners that no other DJ can offer due to Skee’s unique niche in the market. Skee.TV has been tapped to create and implement innovative campaigns for DJ Hero, BET Awards, Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” Premiere, the Michael Jackson Motown MegaMix for Universal Motown, EA Sports’ NBA 2010 Launch Party and TransWorld Motorcross Awards in Las Vegas. DJ Skee also created the 60-second intro for the NFC Championship for FOX and performed at some of the hottest shows and events around the world from Chile with Chris Cornell to Hong Kong. DJ Skee’s unique ability to cross the lines of conception, performance, production, and promotion provides a distinct creative and strategic advantage. Whether in the club or on radio, for the mainstream or underground, advancing film or sound media, DJ Skee’s award winning work gets the word out as evidenced from CNN, MTV’s TRL to CBS’ 60 Minutes, alongside his 50 million yearly online views. DJ Skee is uniquely situated at the top of club, radio, and mixtape dj worlds and produces today’s leading artists in both musically and visually.
Nicole Pollard
Bio: A silk scarf from China. Gold earrings from 1920’s Spain. A handwoven pashmina from Egypt. As a child, each time Nicole’s grandmother returned from her travels, she brought a piece of the world with her. It was through her distinctive and glamorous style that Nicole received her first glimpse of the world, piece by fashionable piece. A veteran Angelino and style visionary, Nicole created the concept for her luxury lifestyle and shopping experiences based on her own adventures abroad. Many passports and wardrobes later, Nicole returned to Los Angeles ... to share her passion with the world. With a background in entertainment, over nine years experience in the luxury lifestyle sector and a client list that spans from A-list celebrities to international royalty and everyone in between, Nicole Pollard is the world’s leading authority on luxe living.
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My Character Approved by Nicole Pollard
Dec 28, 2010 | (0) Comments
Maggie Lawson
Bio: Maggie Lawson stars as Detective Juliet O’Hara on the USA Network original series PSYCH, which returns with all new episodes from its fifth season on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 10/9c. Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Lawson started appearing in local community and dinner theater when she was eight years old. She became a youth journalist for the local FOX station before moving to Los Angeles. Lawson’s television credits are numerous and include regular roles on series “Crumbs,” “It’s All Relative,” “Inside Schwartz” and ”Spellbound,” and guest star and recurring appearances on “ER,” “Tru ... Calling,” “Party of Five,” “Smallville” and “Felicity.” Other television credits consist of a number of TV movies including ”Killer Hair” and “Hostile Makeover,” both for Lifetime, CBS’s “The Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman” and “Model Behavior” for ABC Family Channel. Lawson’s film credits include roles in “Cheats,” “Sheer Bliss,” “Pleasantville” and “Nice Guys Sleep Alone.” Lawson was also seen in the feature “Cleaner” along with Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris and Eva Mendez. Lawson resides in Los Angeles.
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My Character Approved by Maggie Lawson
Dec 22, 2010 | (0) Comments
Corbin Bernsen
Bio: Corbin Bernsen stars as Henry Spencer on the USA Network original series PSYCH, which returns with all new episodes from its fifth season on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 10/9c. The eldest of three children, Bernsen was born in North Hollywood to a producer father and actress mother, Jeanne Cooper who has starred as Katherine Chancellor in the # 1 daytime soap, “The Young And The Restless” for the past 35 years. He earned his Master’s in Playwriting from UCLA’s Theater Arts Department, later receiving a Drama-Logue Award for his scenic design of the Pilot Theater ... production of “American Buffalo.” After moving to New York and appearing in the off-Broadway production of “Lone Star” and a touring company of “Plaza Suite,” he became a regular for two years on the daytime drama “Ryan’s Hope.” Roles in Blake Edwards’ “S.O.B.,” “King Kong” and “Eat My Dust,” in addition to guest starring credits on a number of episodic mainstays, prompted an exclusive deal with NBC, which led to his role as Arnie Becker, the shrewd and handsome divorce attorney on “L.A. Law,” which catapulted Bernsen to overnight stardom. During the late 80’s and early 90’s, he appeared on over 50 magazine covers and earned both Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, hosted “Saturday Night Live,” and appeared on “Seinfeld” and “The Larry Sanders Show.” In the feature film arena, he starred in the motion picture comedy “Hello Again,” followed by other critically acclaimed roles in “Disorganized Crime,” Wolfgang Peterson’s “Shattered,” and as Cleveland Indians third baseman-turned-owner Roger Dorn in the extremely popular “Major League” series of films. Other film credits include “Tales From the Hood” and “Great White Hype” and starred opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer in the film “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang written and directed by Shane Black. Bernsen has also starred in an impressive string of series and films for television, including an episode of the Showtime series Masters Of Horror, “Right To Die” directed by Rob Schmidt, and telefilms including NBC’s “Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story,” NBC’s mystery romance “Love Can Be Murder” with Jaclyn Smith, Hallmark’s “Ordinary Miracles,” and “Full Circle,” “Riddler’s Moon,” “The Dentist,” “The Dentist II” and “Two of Hearts.” He also starred in USA’s “Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss.” Bernsen also starred on the UPN series “Cuts” with Shannon Elizabeth and has had memorable guest star roles on “Law and Order: Criminal Intent,” “NYPD Blue,” “West Wing” and “Boston Legal.” Bernsen also continues to run his production shingle Team Cherokee Productions and on September 15 the Corbin Bernsen-starrer Donna On Demand will be released by Anthem Pictures for the US/Canada DVD market. In addition, Bernsen has brokered a deal with Electric Light Films to re-release his film “Carpool Guy” starring soap stars Tony Geary, Rick Hearst, Lauralee Bell, Sean Kanan, Lesli Kay which was re-released on DVD this year.
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My Character Approved by Corbin Bernsen
Dec 21, 2010 | (0) Comments
Gabrielle Anwar
Bio: Gabrielle Anwar stars as Fiona in the USA Network original series BURN NOTICE. Born in Berkshire, England, the accomplished actress has over 45 film and television performances to her credit in both Europe and the U.S., including her breakout film “Scent of a Woman,” where she was whisked off her feet into an acclaimed tango with Al Pacino. Anwar has enthralled in a vast array of diverse characters, including the blind diving horse circus performer in Disney’s biopic “Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken;” the risqué royal in Showtime’s “The Tudors;” the supercilious counterpart to Noah Wyle ... in TNT’s “The Librarian: Return To King Solomon’s Mines;” the fatal object of desire in “Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead;” the regal Queen Anne in “The Three Musketeers;” the expert party girl in BBC’s adaptation of Mortimer’s “Summer’s Lease;” and the coquette pursuing Dermot Mulroney and Hope Davis in the independent feature “Happy Together.” With three children, a canine, feline, and equine menagerie, an art studio, a yoga practice, a garden, a green lifestyle, and a slew of literature in the works, Anwar has no free time.
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My Character Approved by Gabrielle Anwar
Dec 16, 2010 | (0) Comments
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