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Lofton is born from mother, Angela Lofton and father Willie Lofton and also has one sister, Kristan Lofton. At the tender age of 8, he wrote his first song, recorded it and passed it out at school to all his friends in the lunch room and gym. With his talent quickly taking the notice of others, Lofton was offered the opportunity to play a role in the movie "Hardball" in 2001 starring Keanu Reaves. This big screen film led him to being featured on the "Hardball" music video featuring Lil' Wayne, Lil' Zane, Sammie and Bow Wow at 12 years old. Upon graduating from Proviso West High School in 2006, the same year, Lofton became the Walmart Back-to-College Spokesperson, as well as made an appearance on MTV's "My Super Sweet Sixteen", an NBC 5 News Segment and various McDonald's commercials. As busy as Lofton was, his passion and talent only drove him to do more, leading him to the 2008 movie "The Promotion" starring Jon C. Riley and Sean William Scott and the more recent 2008 Tyler Perry hit movie "Meet the Browns" as the role of "Calvin." Aside from his first love of acting, he also has a love for music which was present way before movie roles were being thrown his way. "Triple threat" is not the word, for Lofton raps, sings, writes songs, articles, and even movie scripts. He also contributes his "photographic memory" as to much of his success. Lofton has always been a star, even off the screens, and specifically in school where he served as a star athlete at basketball and in football. Upon high school graduation, he was offered a baseball scholarship to Grambling State University but turned it down to pursue his dream entertainment career.

Singer-actress Carol Lawrence earned widespread stardom quite early in her singing career with the immortal role of Maria in the Broadway musical "West Side Story." However, that success would not parlay into film stardom for Carol as established star Natalie Wood, in spite of the fact that she would need to be vocally dubbed by Marni Nixon, had the requisite clout to play Maria in the classic 1961 film version. Carol, however, endured as a celebrity and marched on from Broadway stage to Broadway stage to the tune of "Subways Are for Sleeping," "Saratoga," "I Do! I Do!" and "Kiss of the Spiderwoman." The dark, vivid beauty also stayed alive in clubs, cabarets, concerts and summer stock stages opposite then-husband, singer Robert Goulet, as a highly popular couple in the 60s. Born Carolina Maria Laraia in 1932, the Chicago-born hopeful started out as a singer/dancer in the chorus lines and made her Broadway debut with the "New Faces of 1952." Though Carol never matched the success brought on by her "West Side Story" role, she managed quite well with numerous TV guest spots and commercials that has welcomed her warm, inviting presence and graceful style. At age 70+, she continues to freshen up her durable talents, most recently on stage in "Amy's View" and the title role of "Mame." Carol has kept busy over the years as a talk show host and author, publishing her autobiography in 1990 and recently putting out a cook book.

Noted TV series director Gail Mancuso grew up in suburban Cook County, Illinois. Mancuso began her career as an usher of the set of several television talk shows. Later, became a script supervisor for the Showtime Cable Network comedy "Brothers". In 1989, she began serving as associate director for the ABC-TV sitcom series "Roseanne". After one of the show's directors left in 1991, she had the chance to become one of the main directors and continued until the show's eighth season. She went on to direct episodes of many television series like the long-running NBC-TV sitcom "Friends", and the ABC sitcoms "Dharma and Greg" and "Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place". In 2007, Gail began working on the CBS-TV sitcom series "Rules of Engagement". She has also directed episodes of ABC-TV's "30 Rock" and NBC-TV's "Scrubs". In 2008, she won a Gracie Award for her work on "30 Rock". In 2011, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her "Modern Family" episode "Slow Down Your Neighbors". In 2012, she reunited with "Roseanne" co-stars Roseanne Barr and John Goodman, both of whom she directed on "Roseanne", in the pilot episode of "Downwardly Mobile", which was commissioned by NBC-TV, but ultimately did not get picked up by the network. In 2013, she won the Emmy Award for directing episode "Arrested" on "Modern Family". Gail is happily married to Brian Downs, a doctor; they have three children. The family divides its' time between their homes in Valencia, California and River Forest, Illinois.

Dominic Armato was born on 18 November 1976 in Melrose Park, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 5 - Rise of the Pirate God (2009), The Curse of Monkey Island (1997) and The Secret of Monkey Island (1990).

Tony is a 25-year animation veteran. He is a leading expert on the Hanna-Barbera and Looney Tune franchises for Warner Brothers Animation.

His first job was in Chicago on Steven Spielberg's Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs as an animator and storyboard artist. He eventually ended up on the Warner lot in 1994, animating on the theatrical short Carrotblanca. From there, Cervone became the Director of Animation on the feature film Space Jam. Partnered with collaborator Spike Brandt, he went on to create and produce several television shows including the Emmy-award-winning Duck Dodgers, The Looney Tunes Show and Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. He also produced and directed several feature-length videos - favorites among them include Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare and Scooby-Doo! And KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery. In addition, Cervone produced six theatrical shorts including Daffy's Rhapsody and I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat in which the Looney Tunes characters were computer-animated for the first time and which used the last of Mel Blanc's recordings. He also produced Joe Barbera's last Tom and Jerry theatrical short.

Raised in the western suburbs of Chicago, he has a B.A. in Organizational Communications from North Central College and a B.A. in film & video from Columbia College Chicago. Also attended classes at the Second City Training Center in Chicago Illinois. Also known as Clifford, and the Nickname "Zimo".

Winner of the 2006 Illinois/Chicago Screenwriting Competition, for his script Lunch & Learn.

Gina Doctor was born in Melrose Park, Illinois, USA. She is known for Uncle Buck (1989), Shopgirl (2005) and CSI: NY (2004).

Michael Dunker is a writer & director living in Los Angeles, California.

Born outside Chicago, Illinois, Michael graduated from Sycamore High School in 1999 and enlisted in the United States Air Force as a radio communicator deploying twice to the Middle East. After receiving an honorable discharge in 2003, Michael graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in psychology in 2007.

Michael has been accepted into 80+ screenplay festivals & competitions including the Academy's Nichols Fellowship, Universal Pictures Emerging Writers Fellowship, Austin Film Festival, Scriptapalooza, Final Draft's Big Break Screenplay Contest, Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition, Page Turner Awards, Beverly Hills Film Festival, and the Nostos Screenwriting Retreat.

Robyn Hyden was born on 18 March 1972 in Melrose Park, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Becoming Superman (2002), Behind the Mask (2003) and Blood and Roses (2003). She has been married to John Hyden since June 2001.

William Hainsworth was born on 31 July 1968 in Melrose Park, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Suicide Squad (2016), World of Warcraft: Legion (2016) and The Bold and the Beautiful (1987). He was previously married to Anna Ward.

Kristy Kaminski was born on 30 January 1987 in Melrose Park, Illinois, USA. She has been married to Skyler Mills since 3 September 2021. They have one child.

Ed O'Bradovich was born on 21 May 1940 in Melrose Park, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for The Duke (1979), Coach of the Year (1980) and Brian's Song (1971). He was previously married to Nancy O"Bradovich.

Jarod Pranno was born on 18 September 1970 in Melrose Park, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (2006), Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy (2004) and Phantom 2040 (1995).

Clara Cannucciari was born on 18 August 1915 in Melrose Park, Illinois, USA. She was a writer, known for Great Depression Cooking with Clara (2007), An Afternoon with Clara (2011) and The Daily Show (1996). She was married to Dino Cannucciari. She died on 29 November 2013 in Skaneateles, New York, USA.

Danny Cavada was born in Melrose Park, Illinois, USA. He is a production manager, known for Future Man (2017), Spare Change (2015) and The Express (2008).

Corey Maggette was born on 12 November 1979 in Melrose Park, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for MidRange (2013), Half & Half (2002) and Common Feat. Lily Allen: Drivin' Me Wild (2007).

Becky Crawford was born on 5 September 1981 in Melrose Park, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and art director, known for Murder for Pleasure (2016), Julie's Smile (2013) and Guardian Angel (2019).

Violet Esposito was born on 9 August 1985 in Melrose Park, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for ConSensual, Exodus to Dimension 11 (2011) and Jack & Amelia (2015).

Bryant King was born on 9 May 1978 in Melrose Park, Illinois, USA. He is known for A City to Make Me (2015).