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Actor, comedian and producer Wendi McLendon-Covey has been captivating audiences throughout her career.

Wendi recently concluded her impressive 10-season run starring on ABC's The Goldbergs, a milestone marked by two Critic's Choice nominations. Notably, at the time of its conclusion, The Goldbergs stood as the longest-running network comedy currently on-air. Wendi is now transitioning on to her new series endeavor St. Denis Medical, a workplace comedy on NBC. Wendi recently hosted HGTV's TV special "Frozen in Design," streaming on MAX.

Wendi McLendon-Covey is a veteran of over 40 films, including major studio hits like Bridesmaids, What Men Want, and Blended, as well as acclaimed indie favorites such as Hello, My Name is Doris, Blush, and Paint. She has also made a name for herself in the animation world, with recurring roles as 'Chief Patsy Stamos' in Grimsburg (FOX) and Big City Greens (Disney+). She starred in Big City Greens: The Movie Spacecation, and voiced 'Gale' in Disney Pixar's Oscar-nominated Elemental. Her additional animation work includes roles in Bob's Burgers, M.O.D.O.K., and Solar Opposites.

True comedy fans will recognize Wendi from her role as 'Deputy Clementine Johnson' in the cult classic Reno 911, a mockumentary about law enforcement. Her other television work includes appearances on Modern Family, Rules of Engagement, The Office, and Netflix's Unstable.

Wendi got her start at the world-famous Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles, where she excelled at both improv and sketch comedy. She is a supporter of PETA and Foster Nation. She currently resides in Long Beach with her husband of 27 years, and seven rescue cats.

The entertainment industry isn't new to young Malcolm David Kelley, a show business veteran from the age of five. He is known for his role as young "Walt" on the TV series "Lost" and "Finn" on TeenNick's "Gigantic" in 2010-11.

His motion picture credits include roles in Antwone Fisher (2002) and You Got Served (2004). On television he guest-starred in the series Judging Amy (1999), Malcolm in the Middle (2000), For Your Love (1998), Girlfriends (2000) and Eve (2003). He was also featured in numerous commercials, including Cap'n Crunch, Kool Aid, Disney and Kohl's department store. Recently, he was seen in a Snoop Dog video and completed a voice over for the Nickelodeon cartoon Fatherhood.

In 2010, Malcolm teamed with his former "Gigantic" co-star Tony Oller to create great music together and subsequently formed the pop/rap music duo MKTO. In March 2012 they proudly signed with Columbia Records and have completed their first album. Their debut song "Thank You" and music video was released worldwide on January 4, 2013. They will begin their U.S. tour in early 2013.

Malcolm spent the first eleven months of his life in foster care before being adopted by the Kelleys. His sister, Sydney, was adopted by the family two months later. He enjoys playing soccer and basketball, despite his small stature. He keeps up with his favorite basketball team, the Lakers, and politics, even getting involved as class Treasurer at his middle school. His leadership earned him the role of Student Ambassador with People to People Student Ambassadors, with whom he traveled to the United Kingdom to represent the United States.

Child actress Geri Reischl began her career at the Melodyland Theatre in Anaheim, California, where she was discovered by a talent agent. She was immediately cast in a long series of commercials, including an extended contract with Mattel toys. This led to featured roles in the films The Brotherhood of Satan (1971) and Poor Albert & Little Annie (1972). Geri's primary talent is singing and, along with her band "Sand Dabs", she performed at Magic Mountain, Knotts Berry Farm, and the famous Palomino Club of North Hollywood during the early 1970s. She was featured along with Sammy Davis Jr. in his Lake Tahoe night club act, toured with Canadian singing sensation René Simard, and performed at the Grand Ol' Opry. Geri Reischl is most famous for replacing Eve Plumb as "Jan Brady" on The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976) in a series of nine variety hour specials during the 1976-77 television season. Her tenure as "Fake Jan" has been spoofed on numerous television shows, including The Simpsons (1989), Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) and on segments from TV Land and Nick-at-Nite.

Today, Geri Reischl continues her association show business making public appearances on radio, television and autograph shows.

Allen Maldonado is one of young Hollywood's busiest stars on the rise. The multi-talented actor, writer and entrepreneur, not only co-stars on the award-winning sitcom, Black-ish (ABC), he has also finished his second season as a full time writer on the hit Starz series, Survivors Remorse, has recurred for three seasons on You're The Worst (FXX), is starring opposite Tracy Morgan in The Last OG, his highly anticipated new series on TBS Executive Produced by Jordan Peele, and has developed the industry's first digital app for short films, Everybody Digital, launched on October 3, 2017.

In the past couple of years, Allen has appeared in several blockbuster films including the Sony Pictures action thriller, The Equalizer. Directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Olympus has Fallen), Maldonado stars as 'Marcus' opposite Academy Award winner Denzel Washington. The film is adapted from the television series of the same name and follows 'Robert McCall' (Washington), a solitary, monastic figure with a mysterious past who despises injustice and devotes himself to helping victims. The film was released and opened at #1 in the box office.

Maldonado was also seen in the feature Cake alongside Jennifer Aniston, Sam Worthington, Anna Kendrick and William H. Macy. CAKE won a Golden Globe and several other awards. After Cake, Allen joined the cast of Universal's NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton, produced by Ice Cube and helmed by F. Gary Gray, which opened at #1 in the box office and stayed there for four weeks straight.

Last September, TV One aired the TV movie, Ringside, in which Maldonado starred as SpencerCollier, the egotistical welterweight boxing champion of the world. In addition, he has 4 films in post-production slated to be released in 2017; First Match, Smartass, Quest, and Where's The Money?

His dexterity in sitcom is demonstrated by his character in Black-ish, in which Allen co-stars as 'Curtis' the super cool millennial assistant to Anthony Anderson in the offices of Stevens & Lido. On You're The Worst, which centers on two toxic, self-destructive people who fall in love and attempt a relationship; he portrays 'Honey Nutz' in this sitcom which puts a dark twist on the romantic comedy genre. In addition, Maldonado has impressed with memorable appearances on Major Crimes, Rosewood, and NCIS.

Lastly, Survivors Remorse is a hit comedy on Starz that follows Cam Calloway and his family as they deal with his recent rise in fame and money as a professional basketball player. Maldonado stars as 'DeShauwn May,' a wild and spontaneous ex-drug dealer turned sports manager. For season 3 of Survivors Remorse he was brought on as a writer and quickly earned a "story by" credit, showing he's just as talented behind the camera as he is in front of it. He recently wrapped writing for season 4.

Of African American and Puerto Rican descent, Maldonado is a native of Rialto, CA, a city just outside of Los Angeles. Allen was raised by his single mother, having lost his father to cancer at a very young age. Growing up in a tough neighborhood, he was inspired by his mother's passion and determination. This platform of support has proven invaluable for him to achieve his goals. At the age of 21, Maldonado landed a year-long role in the daytime series The Young & The Restles until his career was briefly interrupted when he was involved in a near-fatal car accident with a drunk driver. After a brief, yet arduous recovery, Maldonado began to build his resume landing roles in the Emmy®nominated CBS drama Judging Amy and FX's The Shield," Detroit 187, Chase and Rizzoli &Isles to name a few. Additionally, his film credits include Live Free or Die Hard, The Ugly Truth, The Next Three Days, and the Marvel Studios short film All Hail the King.

Outside of his acting career, Maldonado is a successful entrepreneur. He runs a record company-Get It Done Records; a production company-Only Son Productions; and a T-shirt line-Vineyards Phinest, where a portion of the proceeds go to his foundation. As a staunch advocate for higher education, community service, and encouraging youth to pursue the arts, Maldonado is the founder of Demo Nerds, a foundation that provides free acting classes, tools, and services for at-risk youth and foster children in the inner cities of Los Angeles. Additionally, the organization frequently collaborates with other city programs such as "The Boys & Girls Club,""The Dream Center," and the "New Village Girls Academy".

During his rare free time, Maldonado enjoys working out, boxing, playing basketball, and spending time with his family.

Kimberly is about to start her fourth season on "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" for Disney+ as an Co-Executive Producer/Director. Last season, Kimberly directed episodes of Amazon's "With Love", Hulu's "How I Met Your Father", Netflix's "Boo, Bitch", and "Fantasy Island" for Fox. Kimberly has directed multiple episodes of the Freeform/UTV hit series "The Bold Type" and directed many multi-cams including "Carol's Second Act" for CBS, The Conners" for ABC, and "One Day At A Time" for Netflix.

Kimberly is both Mexican-American and Indigenous; her career defines her as a true utility player with a diverse resume covering hour-long drama, single-cam, and multi-cam comedies. She is now jumping into features after Orion put her musical, "Smile Now", into development with Plan B producing.

Born and raised in Bellflower, California, Chris Carter graduated from the California State University at Long Beach with a degree in journalism. Formerly a freelance journalist and editor of "Surfing" magazine, Carter began his career as a screenwriter in 1985 at The Walt Disney Studios. In 1992 Carter began developing projects for Twentieth Century Fox Television, creating The X-Files (1993), which was the winner of the Golden Globe for Best Drama in 1995 and 1997, Emmy-nominated three times for Best Drama, and winner of a Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting. In 1996 he created the series Millennium (1996) and in 1999 Harsh Realm (1999). For his work on The X-Files, Carter has received three Golden Globe Awards (1994, 1996, 1997), a Writers Guild nomination, two Directors Guild nominations, and an Emmy Award nomination.

David Castillo was born in Bellflower, California, USA. David is an actor, known for Iron Man (2008), Jurassic World (2015) and The Bourne Legacy (2012). David has been married to Dovile Castillo since 27 December 2006.

Nicole Laeno is 18 years old and was born on December 8, 2005 in Bellflower, California. She lives in Los Angeles with her dad Noel, her mom Linda, her older brother Christian and her little sister (dog) Sadie.

Nicole is experienced in all genres of dance. She is trained in ballet, lyrical, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, musical theater and jazz funk. She tours with Hollywood Vibe Dance Convention and is on their Company Team.

Nicole is also an actress. You can find her on the YouTube series Lego Buildzone where she plays a kid host. In 2017, she was on Disney's YouTubeRed series Hyperlinked, where she plays a reoccurring character named Harlie. In her most recent work, she played the part of Brianna on Boss Cheer, which airs on a digital network, BRAT.

Some of Nicole's credits include Justice Clothing, Uniqlo, H&M Clothing, Pop Chips, Disney, Mattel, LEGO, Brat, DanceOn Network, Fox, ABC, Univision and Nickelodeon. She has worked with artists such as Mariah Carey, Chris Brown, Gwen Stefani, Meghan Trainor, Will.i.am, Black Eyed Peas, and Us The Duo.

Nicole is dedicated to school, family, friends and church. She is thankful to be doing what she loves and hopes to inspire others along the way!

Kristin Quick was born on 30 July 1989 in Bellflower, California, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Mad TV (1995), The End of the Line (2014) and The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008).

Eddie Fiola was born on 28 September 1964 in Bellflower, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Bourne Legacy (2012), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and The One (2001).

Sigrid Sutter is a second-generation American actress from Los Angeles, CA.

Film work includes Colma: The Musical (Criterion Selection, 2022).

Theatre work includes regional premieres of '3C' by David Adjmi, 'The Small' by Anne Washburn, and 'The Maids' by Jean Genet (Martin Crimp translation).

Critics have called her work: "quite moving" "has the chops," (Chicago Tribune) "powerful" (Chicago Sun-Times), "superb" (rogerebert), "focused, vivid, and supple" (SF Bay Guardian), "grounds her character, and the play, in ragged emotion" (Star Tribune).

Sigrid trained at George Washington University, University of Hull, and Second City. She lives in New York.

Roger M. Mayer is a film producer and Head of Production for Traverse Media. Originally from West Covina, California, he has lived in Colorado Springs, San Francisco, Brooklyn, Chicago and currently resides in Los Angeles. When other children went to church growing up in the 70s, Roger's truck driving movie-junkie father took him to the movies. After walking out of a screening of Apocalypse Now (1979) in 1979 with his parents he told them that's what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. It only took another 20 years for him to start.

Roger is known for his knowledge of cinema history and theory as well as every facet of film production, from development to pre-production, production, post-production, deliverables and distribution. He worked for the Sundance Film Festival from 1999 - 2012 as a Print Traffic Coordinator and Associate Programmer. He was also the Festival Director and Head of Programming for the Silver Lake Film Festival in Los Angeles from 2003 - 2007 and the Festival Director and Head of Programming for the Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles from 2009 to 2012.

Roger started Brooklyn Reptyle Productions, produced with KNR PRoductions and eventually brought himself and his producing partner Veronica Radaelli to Traverse Media, which was started by CEO Cole Payne. Roger is the Head of Development and Production for both Traverse Media and Traverse Terror, its horror division.

His love of world cinema is equaled only by his love of world music (particularly outsider, atonal, punk, noise, metal, jazz, blues, rock 'n' roll, outlaw country, underground rap, funk, soul, progressive, Afrobeat, dub, ambient, techno, house, EDM, and maybe some polka) and literature (life-changing novels include "Catch-22", "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "Crime and Punishment", "Ham on Rye", "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", "Naked Lunch", "Lolita", "The Thin Red Line", "In Cold Blood", "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test", "American Pastoral", "Ironweed", "Infinite Jest" and the book that started it all when he was six, "Tom Sawyer" along with the short stories of Richard Ford, Raymond Carver, and Edgar Allan Poe).

A bruiser and a bleeder, a producer and a pirate, a lover of cinema and the arts and a fighter of social justice, for the environment and the disenfranchised, he also likes an ice cold beer and living in the eye of the storm.

Richard grew up in Arcadia, CA where he spent much of his youth wanting to program video games. The nobility of Link saving Hyrule, the humor of Guybrush Threepwood seeking to be a pirate and the adventure of Indiana Jones finding Atlantis laid a foundation for his love of stories and storytelling. In High School he discovered theatre, which he studied at Citrus College and UC Irvine. It was in his final quarter at UCI where he took his first editing class, and that became his focus from that point on. The combination of art and technology was a perfect match which lead him through the worlds of unscripted television, scripted television and features.

He's served on the board of directors for the Motion Picture Editors Guild, volunteers with the Global Effort Initiative and co-founded Master the Workflow with Lawerence Jordan as a means to usher in the next generation of assistant editors on their paths to becoming film editors.

Aaron Embry was born on 10 November 1975 in Bellflower, California, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008), Wish I Was Here (2014) and The Overnight (2015). He has been married to Nikki Embry since 1999.

George Webster was born on 24 June 1994 in Bellflower, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Mysterious Skin (2004), Final Witness (2012) and The Box (2013).

Christina Hodel is an award-winning American/French Polynesian filmmaker, screenwriter, and actress. She holds a Ph.D. in Film and Media Studies from the University of Kansas, an M.A. in Individualized Study (Film/Dance) from New York University, and a B.A. in Film and Electronic Arts from California State University, Long Beach. As a practicing artist, Christina has written, directed, produced, starred in, and edited various industrials, public service announcements, commercials, event trailers, video installations, narrative films, and documentaries. Her award-winning feature documentary, "Freedom Love Gold," has screened at over 16 festivals around the world. Her films have received funding, won awards, and screened at festivals including Docs Without Borders, Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards, Essex Doc Fest, American Golden Picture International Film Festival, Tallgrass International Film Festival, Bare Bones International Film and Music Festival, and Lady's First International Film Festival among many others.

Nick Rey Angelus was born on 29 October 1978 in Bellflower, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Ladrón que roba a ladrón (2007), Mrs. Fitzgerald Is Missing (2017) and Primos (2009).

Greg Emerson was born on 8 April 1979 in Bellflower, California, USA. He is a production manager, known for Jurassic Park (1993), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). He was previously married to Jennifer.

Graduate of Long Beach State University's School of Film and Electronic Arts. He began his career as a music video editor and after 4 years made the switch to Reality Television. Known for his quick, highly stylistic approach to editing he has quickly become the go-to-person for some of the biggest names and production companies in Hollywood.

Jon Overgaauw was born on 19 March 1986 in Bellflower, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Bright (2017), The Boss (2016) and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He died on 16 May 2017 in Inyo County, California, USA.

Born in Los Angeles, California as the son of Francisco Norzagaray, a southwest artist and entrepreneur, he later moved to Tucson, Arizona with his two other brothers at the age of three. At a young age Adam was influenced by black and white slapstick comedy.

Once he finished high school he began pursuing film making as a hobby. He entered college at Northern Arizona University to obtain a teaching degree. After graduating he returned home to his desert town to as a production designer.

Adam operates his own company, Taxman Films. The majority of his projects are stop-animation and live action short films. He frequently contributes his time to a variety of other southern Arizona production companies and filmmakers.

The majority of his video work utilizes DSLR cameras and guerrilla film making styles. In the slow season he is a technology instructor for a local charter academy. He resides in Tucson, Arizona.

Donald Mayo was born on 23 October 1935 in Bellflower, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Contender (1944), Queen of Broadway (1942) and The Boy from Stalingrad (1943). He died on 29 November 1992 in Alhambra, California, USA.

Daryl Hook is known on YouTube and TikTok as Mr MeatHook. He is a social media personality, director, writer, voice actor, maniac, and filmmaker. He is a lifelong fan of low budget, backyard, and shot on video horror movies. He has made it the goal of his later life to pay homage to his favorite bad movies, by making his own. He has absolutely no interest in making good movies or high art.

Daryl's biggest influences are Todd Sheets, Mark and John Polonia, Andreas Schnaas, Olaf Ittenbach, Donald Farmer, and Nathan Schiff. His first film, a horror comedy called Ssssstoner Snake, is due out in April of 2025.

Jeff Kent was born on 7 March 1968 in Bellflower, California, USA.

Jason Lawerence Boggs was born in Bellflower, California to Mark and Nancy Boggs. He has one younger sister. At the suggestion of friends and family, Nancy began taking him to auditions at the age of two. These led to a handful of commercials, and a guest-star spot on the short-lived NBC series Hell Town with Robert Blake. Following his parents divorce in 1984, Jason moved from Bellflower to Cerritos to live with his grandparents.

His grandfather supported and nourished his love for acting, carting him to and from classes and auditions, and securing his membership in the Screen Actors Guild at the age of nine. Jason stopped acting in his teens, but returned to the craft as an adult through the avenue of sketch comedy. In 1996, he met legendary comedy teacher Cynthia Szigeti and began training with her at the Acme Comedy Theatre in Los Angeles. Jason continued to scratch the sketch itch with recurring performances of several characters on Conan for eight seasons. He resides in Long Beach with his son Elliot.