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William H. Macy
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WILLIAM H. MACY an Oscar® and Golden Globe nominee and Emmy and SAG Award winner, is one of the most distinguished talents of his generation.
Macy has been busy both on stage and off. Recently, he wrapped up playing Bobby Gould in David Mamet’s play "Speed the Plow" on Broadway and he's just finished filming “Marmaduke” based on the original comic strip.
In early 2009, Macy was invited back to the small screen to reprise his Emmy-nominated role as Dr. Morgenstern for ER’s historical final season. Macy recently debuted “The Deal,” at the Sundance Film Festival: a film he not only starred in and produced, but also adapted from the novel by Peter Lefcourt with long time writing partner Steven Schachter. “The Deal” brings an all-star crew to the big screen, including Meg Ryan, LL Cool J, Elliott Gould and Jason Ritter, and offers an insiders’ view of Hollywood that is purely entertaining.
He has also starred in the popular films "Wild Hogs", "The Maiden Heist", "Thank You For Smoking", "Fargo", "Magnolia", "Happy, Texas", "Focus" and many more. You can view more of William H. Macy's movies at: William H. Macy Movies at FamilyVIdeo.com
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Jim Breuer
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Jim Breuer worked in comedy clubs around the country for several years before deciding to become a regular on the New York comedy club circuit. After being in New York for only seven months, he landed a gig on the nationally syndicated show, "Uptown Comedy Club," where he spent two seasons.
In 1995, Jim joined NBC's "Saturday Night Live," becoming best known for his original character "Goat Boy" and his impression of actor Joe Pesci. After a four-year stint on "SNL," Jim starred in the movie "Half Baked" alongside Dave Chappelle. That summer, MTV also invited the comedian to co-host the popular show "MTV's Beach House." Additional appearances include numerous stints on NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," as well as roles in several movies, such as "Dick" (1999) and "Once in the Life" (2000), "Beer League (2006)," and most recently, "The Zookeeper" (2010) with Kevin James.
On July 25, 2009, Jim's one-hour Comedy Central special "Let's Clear the Air" premiered, with hilarious topics that included what "success" really is, Jim's SNL days, and life with his elderly parents, his wife and his three daughters.
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Dean Richards
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Dean Richards is WGN-TV's entertainment reporter and critic. His work is seen, heard and read on several Tribune-owned properties; he was cited in a New York Times front-page article as "Tribune Company's Man of Many Hats."
In 1998, Richards appeared as a guest reviewer on WGN-TV and was brought onboard as a regular contributor soon after. Richards' entertainment reports and reviews are seen on "WGN Morning News," "WGN Midday News," "WGN Evening News" and "WGN News at Nine," where he interviews national and local celebrities, reports on showbiz, and reviews the latest movies and theater. Richards has also been a WGN-TV staff announcer since 1991 and hosted and co-produced specials such as the award-winning "Bozo, Gar & Ray: WGN TV Classics," the Oscar preview special "The Envelope Please" and "Stories of Hope: Facing Breast Cancer." Since 1980, he's been involved with the "Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon" for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and is WGN-TV's long-time host of the marathon broadcast.
On WGN Radio 720, "Dean Richards' Sunday Morning" covers Chicago's entertainment and lifestyle scene including movies, theater, food and dining, Sundays from 9am-noon. His movie reviews are also heard on "The Steve Cochran Show." Richards is also the primary voice and oversees the production of commercials and public service announcements. Since joining WGN Radio in 1994, Richards has won over 30 local and national awards for programming and production, including the prestigious Peter Lisagor Award for Outstanding Journalism, the Associated Press Best Feature of the Year, Illinois Broadcasters Association, UPI, Chicago A.I.R. Awards, and Promax International Promotion and Marketing awards.
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Tricia O'Kelley
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Tricia started her acting career in series television where she has appeared on numerous shows including two seasons of “Gilmore Girls”, a recurring role on “Malcolm in the Middle” and guest spots on “Everybody Loves Raymond”, “Las Vegas”, “Two and a Half Men”, “Frasier” and “CSI” to name just a few. She also stars as Marly on the CBS sitcom “The New Adventures of Old Christine”, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Tricia also played the lead in "The Weather Girl" which is to be released on DVD in December, 2009.
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David Miller
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David Miller is an Emmy award winning Producer and award winning Videographer. During his 26 years in television, 25 of those spent at Iowa Public Television, Miller has had various assignments including production assistant, studio camera operator, videographer, field producer, and studio director.
Over most of the last fourteen years, Miller has been a producer for the award winning, nationally syndicated journal of rural affairs, Market to Market. His current assignment has taken him to locations across the United States from Northern California to Southern Florida. When not working outside the office, Miller is a regular studio director for Market to Market. His extensive studio experience also includes direction of dramatic works, musical acts, and political debates.
The realization Iowa's World War II veterans were passing away without telling their stories to a larger audience became the driving force behind Miller's production of the documentary Iowa's World War II Stories. Through the combined efforts of Iowa Public Television's staff, Miller was able to provide an intimate glimpse into the memories of a few Iowans before their memories were lost forever. In 2006, Iowa's World War II Stories was presented a regional Emmy Award in the Documentary-Historical category.
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Nell Minow
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Nell Minow has been reviewing movies as The Movie Mom since 1995. She writes about culture, values, movies, television, the Internet, and parenting and reviews movies each week for Beliefnet and radio stations across the US and Canada, and provides parental advisory notes and occasional reviews of current releases for the Chicago Sun-Times and Kansas City Star. Her articles have appeared in USA Today, Family Fun, Daughters, Parents, and the Chicago Tribune, and she was Yahoo's movie critic for six years. The second edition of her book, The Movie Mom's Guide to Family Movies, was published in 2004. She has been profiled in the New York Times, the Economist, Forbes, the Chicago Tribune, the New Yorker, The Washington Post, Working Woman, CFO Magazine, the Ladies Home Journal, Washingtonian Magazine, and the Chicago Sun Times, and has appeared as The Movie Mom on CBS This Morning, Fox Morning News, NPR, CNN, and dozens of radio stations in the US and Canada.