Justine Tanya Bateman is an actress, writer, and producer. Her television
career included a regular role as Mallory Keaton on the CBS sitcom Family
Ties from 1982 until 1989. She was nominated for two Emmy Awards and a
Golden Globe Award. Bateman currently runs a digital media production and
consulting company called Section 5.
LeVar Burton, is a German-born actor, director, producer and author. He is
well-known for portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC-TV
miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley. He is also known for
his portrayal of Geordi LaForge on the syndicated science fiction series
Star Trek: The Next Generation.
LeVar Burton in Roots
Matthew Abram "Matt" Groening, cartoonist, screenwriter and producer was
born in Portland, Oregon, the middle of five children. He attended Ainsworth
Elementary School and Lincoln High School. From 1972 to 1977, Groening
attended Evergreen State College Olympia, Washington. Groening is the
creator of the comic strip Life in Hell as well as two successful television
series, The Simpsons and Futurama. Groening has won 11 Primetime
Emmy Awards, ten for The Simpsons and one for Futurama.
Laura Elizabeth Dern is an actress,film director and producer. She has acted in
such films as Smooth Talk (1985), Blue Velvet (1986), Fat Man and Little Boy
(1988), and Jurassic Park (1993). She was nominated for an Academy Award for
Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the 1991 film Rambling
Rose. Laura is the daughter of actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd.
Laura Dern with Sam Neil in Jurassic Park
Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey is a singer, songwriter, and producer. He is
most famous for his group, KC and the Sunshine Band and as a producer
of several hits for other artists. Casey became interested in music at an
early age. As a teenager he played and sang with several local bands
and played piano at the Pentecostal church his family attended. He
further developed his music talent while in high school and studied
music at Miami-Dade Community College and worked part-time in
a music store. KC formed his band in 1973 and continues to tour
and produce for other artists.
