Mini Biography:

Since an early age, Mai Ezzidine was chosen to address the audiences at the nursery graduation party, even at the EGC school in Alexandria she was the leader of the school theatrical group. She had interests in arts too, she liked making portraits, this is not far from her family, as her Uncle Raouf Nassry, is the well known caricature artist in the famous Sabah El Kheir and Rosal Youssef Egyptian magazine. She recently graduated from the Faculty of Arts, Social Department.Unlike many of her colleagues, the young Mai was determined to start an acting career. Back in 2001, she learnt that ‘Mouhamed Fouad’, the popular Egyptian singer was looking for a fresh new face to star opposite in his project film Rehlet Hob – aka A love journey. She took the initiative and asked director Mounir Radi – a friend of the family – to introduce her to Mouhamed El Nagar the director of the subject film.El Nagar found in her a fresh pretty face and talent, in turn, he introduced her to Mouahmed Fouad who was also taken by her beauty, and he gave her first leading role.Mai’s second appearance was in TV series Ayna Qalbi – aka Where is my heart, and career began to develop after she was discovered in this most popular series.The Sobki’s brothers, the famous producers known for not missing a single chance, heard of her success, soon they made a phone call to Mai, and made her an offer she could not refuse. They offered her a challenging role, the role of a poor, uneducated girl. Desperate to jump-start her acting career, she accepted, especially when she knew that Abla Kamel and Mena Shalaby (whom she previously worked with in TV series (Ayna Qalbi) were going to be cast in the film.By then, her name was known, and her talent was obviously clear, strings of roles followed, some came extremely good and some not. Director Magdy Abu Emeira, her discoverer, gave her another leading role in TV series Al Haqiqa Wa Al Sarab – aka The truth and the mirage; starring Fifi Abdu. Mai brilliantly played the role of Manal, Fifi’s daughter.Still believing in the importance of the big screen, she made another two films, which were not a success. She starred opposite Amer Mounib in film Kimo Wa Antimo, and then she starred solely in film Farah. Although these films failed, yet, Mai considers her role in film Farah as one of her best.Lastly, Mai had three TV series aired during the month of Ramadan, Ya Ward Meen Yeshrereek, Leqaa Ala Al Hawa, and Mahmoud El Masry. Although working in three sets is so exhausting, she had to do it. She could not ignore the offer of the great star Samira Ahmed who called her to offer her a role in TV series Ya Ward Meen Yeshtereek.Mai now pays more care in selecting her roles; she likes the challenge in playing new characters, regardless of the material profit.

Mini Biography:

Ahmed Ezz had always dreamed of being a super star. Because of his gorgeous look, the very handsome young man soon attracted the attention of modeling companies. Ahmed thought this would open the doors to the cinema, but soon discovered that modeling was not enough. Ahmed is a graduate of Faculty of Arts, English section. He caught the attention of famous director Inas El Degheidy, who gave him a small role in the film “Kalam El Leil” aka Night Whispers.

Trivia:

He lives in Maddi and has 2 brothers.

Personal Quotes:

I have always loved acting; this feeling grew with me since childhood. I remember when I used to watch a film I liked; I felt I wanted to play this role. I like the spotlights. I want to deliver messages through films to the people.

Mini Biography:

Sarah Ezer was once provincially rated in track and field until a knee injury kept her from her athletic dreams, so she began acting. This all happened 18 months before she landed the role of Molly Hardy in the hit kid’s show, The Adventures of Shirley Holmes. Back then, she got parts in many Hasbro toy’s commercials. She loves soccer, tennis, and swimming. She is bilingual, speaking both English and French.

Birth Name: John Joseph Eythe

Mini Biography:

He had the requisite charm and dark, thick-browed good-looks of a Tyrone Power that often spelled “film stardom” but it was not to be in the case of actor William Eythe. Spotted for Hollywood while performing on Broadway, he made nary a dent when he finally transferred his skills to film and is little remembered today. Outgoing in real life, he never found his full range in film and a certain staidness behind the charm and good looks prohibited him from standing out among the other high-ranking leading men. Like Power, his untimely death robbed filmgoers of seeing what kind of a character actor he might have made.Born William John Joseph Eythe on April 7, 1918, in a small dairy town near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was the son of a contractor. Developing an early interest in theatrics after appearing in an elementary school play, he put on his own shows as an amateur producer/director. Following high school he applied to the School of Drama at Carnegie Tech where he initially focused on set design and costuming due to a stammering problem (it was corrected while there). He also produced some of the school’s musicals in which he also wrote the songs. Graduating from college in 1941, he began leaning towards a professional music theater and started involving himself in musicals and revues in the Pittsburgh era. He appeared in various stock shows in other states as well, including the “borscht circuit”, while radio work in the form of announcing came his way. Following a failed attempt at forming his own stock company, he was discovered by a 20th Century-Fox talent scout while performing impressively on Broadway in “The Moon Is Down” and moved west when the show closed in the summer of ‘42.Benefiting from the fact that many major Hollywood male stars were actively serving in WWII, Eythe. who had “4-F status, was handed an enviable film debut as the wavering son of a lynch mob member in the superb The Ox-Bow Incident (1943). More quality films ensued with The Song of Bernadette (1943) and Wilson (1944) although he didn’t have much of a chance to shine. He received his best Hollywood top-lining assignments as the rural WWII soldier who has telepathic capabilities in The Eve of St. Mark (1944) and as a German-American double agent in the taut espionage drama The House on 92nd Street (1945). When Fox star Tyrone Power turned down the lead role opposite Tallulah Bankhead in the plush costumer A Royal Scandal (1945), Eythe inherited the part. Naturally Tallulah’s histrionics dominated the proceedings and Eythe, though sincere and quite photogenic, was completely overlooked. This happened in other movies as well, and while he was a talented singer/dancer, the only musical film he ever appeared in required minor singing in Centennial Summer (1946). Adding insult to injury, he was dubbed.Eythe never conformed easily to the strictest of rules that studio head Darryl F. Zanuck imposed and it proved a detriment to his career in the long run. He was either suspended or (in one case) farmed out to England to do a “B” film as punishment for his rebellious nature. A close “friendship” with fellow actor Lon McCallister had to be carefully dampened, and, out of concern, an impulsive marriage in 1947 to socialite and Fox starlet Buff Cobb was the result. It may have ended rumors for a spell but, not unsurprisingly, the couple divorced a little over a year later. Ms. Cobb later married veteran TV newsman Mike Wallace.In the post-war years, Fox began to lose interest and Eythe was seen with less frequency. He flatlined film-wise in his last two “C” movies that were made by other studios: Special Agent (1949) and Customs Agent (1950). To compensate for the waning of interest, he formed his own production company and appeared on stage in such fare as “The Glass Menagerie” in the showy role of son Tom. He also enjoyed seeing one of his early revues, “Lend an Ear”, revamped by Charles Gaynor and given a Broadway run in 1948. Eythe was one of the show’s producers and singing stars. The musical is best remembered for putting co-star Carol Channing on the map. In addition, Eythe replaced baritone Alfred Drake in “The Liar” a couple of years later. In 1956 he and McAllister, along with Huntington Hartford, produced a musical revue with the hopes of it reaching Broadway but it closed in Chicago. Uninspired TV work did little to alter his decline.Depression eventually set in and he turned heavily to drink with an unfortunate series of tabloid-making arrests resulting. His health in rapid deterioration, he was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital one day for treatment of acute hepatitis and died ten days later, at age 38, on January 26, 1957. For someone so promising, his untimely death merely left another tainted impression of the downside to Hollywood stardom.

Spouse:

Buff Cobb (1947 – 10 February 1949) (divorced)

Trivia:

Stage, radio, and television actor, stage producer and director.
His wife was the granddaughter of Irvin S. Cobb.

Mini Biography:

Paul Eyres, Born in Manchester, U.K. 1972. Moved to the US in 1993. Credit for producing several titles in the Sci/fi gendre. Currently, working on several non-sci/fi titles to be delevoped into feature films.

Mini Biography:

This stunning Canadian was born in Nova Scotia yet spent most of her childhood in the Philippines, educated in British schools, while her Kiwi father was an attorney for the Asian Bank. After the family relocated to Canada, Justine launched a successful modeling career by winning a lucrative contract at The Elite Look of the Year competition in Brazil where she represented Canada at the age of 14. Barely 20 when she bought her first home in Miami’s exclusive South Beach, she has recently made a move to the West Coast.Currently completing her degrees in Art History and English Literature from McGill University in Montreal while pursuing a burgeoning acting career in Los Angeles, Justine has had three starring film roles this past year alone. In between academics and acting she records audio books, most recently narrating best-seller, “The Historian.” Having written her first novel, she’s equally comfortable wielding a pen, knitting needles, or a sidearm at the local shooting gallery. Multi-lingual, multi-talented, and fiercely intelligent – she’s one to watch in the years to come.

Spouse:

John Allen Nelson (23 September 2007 – present)

Trivia:

Leading man in real life is actor John Allen Nelson
Graduated from McGill University, 2006, with a BA in Art History/ English Minor.
2006 Christmas gift – engaged to actor John Allen Nelson.
The 2007 autumnal equinox marked the close of a four day celebration at the medieval Chateau de Farcheville, just outside of Paris, culminating in her marriage to John Allen Nelson.
Currently training with the Groundlings in Los Angeles.
Won a 2009 Earphones Award for her audiobook recording of The Glimmer Palace.

Nickname: Kuchenshabe

Height: 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)

Mini Biography:

Karen was born in Liverpool, England. Her parents Arthur and Josephine reside in Liverpool with her siblings. Karen’s roots are Nigerian/British with the name Eyo meaning honesty. Karen has written two poetry books, Reflections and Juliet is bleeding.She attended the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. While studying, she lived at the YMCA in Manhatten. Then, Karen met Missy Yager who became a wonderful friend. They shared a loft in Brooklyn and opened it up to the public during the summer to perform plays.

Trivia:

She ran a Theatre Group in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, called Open Window with a group of seven other actors/writers/directors.They achieved moderate successes completing a production of Les Liaison Dangereuse (filmed as Dangerous Liaisons (1988)) written by Christopher Hampton. Performed on Brooklyn’s Waterfront in a derelict building in full costume.
Sueyo, a leading Jazz singer in Liverpool, is her sister.
Actress Alicia Eyo, who played Denny Blood in “Bad Girls” (1999), is her niece.
Has successfully run marathons in NYC, Toronto, and Ottawa.
Studying part-time Personal Trainer Fitness. Coached her sister Sue to successfully complete Half Marathon in Paris 2007.
Also works as a Personal Trainer in London, England. Her clients include BBC and Rolls Royce. In May 2008 Karen coached her two sisters Sueyo and Gill and niece Alicya to successfully complete the Paris Half Marathon.

Mini Biography:

Janice was born in Australia, studied at London Film School and worked in Los Angeles Film Industry for almost fifteen years. She worked as a Script Supervisor in Television and Film and as an Assistant Director and Director on Commercials. “The Farmer” written in 1975 was her first successful screenplay produced by Columbia Pictures in 1977. For personal reasons she had to return to Australia in 1979. Married Hans Eymann a Swiss Businessman, became a conceptual designer and won the British Airways Award for Tourism for Tomorrow in 2000 out of 41 countries, for her design and building of the Daintree Eco Lodge in the Daintree Rainforest. In 2001 she returned to film and began her own company Filmworks. Filmworks has grown into a very proactive company and has three films in development.

Personal Quotes:

“Movies are dreams for when we are awake!”