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Nancy McKeon was born in Westbury, New York, on Monday, April 4, 1966, to Barbara and Don McKeon. She began modeling baby clothes for the Sears & Roebuck catalog at age two, and she and her brother did over 65 commercials in seven years. When her brother, Philip McKeon, won a role on the TV series Alice (1976), the family moved to Los Angeles. Nancy has starred in the television movies High School U.S.A. (1983), Poison Ivy (1985), This Child Is Mine (1985), and Firefighter (1986). She provided the off-screen voices for animated shows like The Puppy's Great Adventure (1979).

Kevin Conroy was born on November 30, 1955 in Westbury, New York. At age 17, Kevin earned a full scholarship to attend Juilliard's drama division, where he studied under actor John Houseman. In 1978, after graduating from Juilliard, he toured with "The Acting Company", Houseman's acting group, and in 1979, he went on the national tour of "Deathtrap". In 1980, he was cast in the daytime soap opera Another World (1964). However, he soon missed the theatre, and so he became associated with the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, where he performed in "Hamlet" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream". From 1980 to 1985, he acted in a variety of contemporary and classic theatre pieces, including the Broadway production of "Eastern Standard" and "Lolita". He is very respected in theatre circles for his interpretation of Shakespearean characters, and in 1984, he played the title role in "Hamlet" in the New York Shakespeare Festival. Kevin returned to television in the television movie Covenant (1985). He was a series regular on Ohara (1987) in 1987, and on Tour of Duty (1987) from 1987 to 1988, before starring in a series of television movies. He is best known for providing the title role in the animated Batman: The Animated Series (1992) series.

Philip McKeon was born on 11 November 1964 in Westbury, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Jacket (2005), Murder in the First (1995) and Alice (1976). He died on 10 December 2019 in Wimberly, Texas, USA.

In her long career, Beatrice Straight did quite a bit of work in the movies, despite plying her trade mostly onstage. When she did grace the silver screen, she did it with great skill. Her first love was theater, having debuted on Broadway in the 1935 "Bitter Oleander". Her work garnered her much acclaim, including laurels in her Tony-winning performance for which she won the award for best supporting actress as Elizabeth Proctor in the 1953 production of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible". In addition to theater and movies, she gave us notable work on television. In 1978, she won an Emmy nomination for her part as the matriarch Alice Dain Leggett in the miniseries The Dain Curse (1978). No less stately, she played the part of Lynda Carter's Queen Mother in the 1970s Wonder Woman (1975) series. Her life was touched by that same kind of elegance and stateliness that she often portrayed onstage and on-screen. She was born Beatrice Whitney Straight in Old Westbury on Long Island. Her father, banker and diplomat Willard Dickerman Straight, associated with the likes of J.P. Morgan. Her mother, Dorothy Payne Whitney Straight, was an heiress of the Whitneys, a dynastic (in the sense of TV's own "Dynasty"), moneyed family on the eastern seaboard. Beatrice went to the best schools and caught the acting bug while a student in Devonshire, England, rendering a critically acclaimed performance in a school production of Ibsen's "A Doll's House." Her studies subsequently turned to acting, and she studied under the tutelage of Michael Chekhov, nephew of Russian playwright Anton Chekhov and a member of the Moscow Art Theatre. Their relationship was somewhat symbiotic in that she persuaded him to start an acting school, later teaching there herself. It was through her work in the theater that she met her husband Peter Cookson, appearing opposite him as leading lady in "The Heiress" in 1948. She is perhaps best known for her achievement in the 1976 movie Network (1976); after only three days of work in that movie in just a few scenes that actually made it into the final cut, Beatrice Straight contributed such a stellar performance that she earned the Academy Award for the best performance by a supporting actress.

Leading and supporting actor Dennis Lipscomb has been appearing in films since the early eighties. Trained as a Shakespearian stage actor, Lipscomb first starring role was the lead in Union City (1980), a film about the 1930s with mobsters and Nazi criminals. After co-starring in Love Child (1982), he took other lead roles in the ghost story Eyes of Fire (1983) and the thriller, Retribution (1988) in 1988. But Lipscomb's more significant roles have included him in supporting parts in major motion pictures including WarGames (1983), A Soldier's Story (1984), Crossroads (1986), The First Power (1990), and Steven Seagal's action hit film Under Siege (1992).

Sawandi Wilson is an Award Winning American actor/filmmaker born in New York to Caribbean parents. He is known for his work in television and film.

Most recently, he was cast in the final season of Star Trek: Discovery as Captain Leto. He also played Marcus in Amazon's "Harlem" and had a recurring role in Netflix's International hit series "The House of Flowers/La Casa De Las Flores."

Sawandi started his artistic pursuit as a breakdancer. He later attended Hofstra University where he received a BA in Sociology. He went on to study acting with Marishka Phillips, Susan Batson, and on-camera technique with Bob Krakower.

In between projects he enjoys empowering the youth through dance and expressive arts.

Doe Avedon was born on 7 April 1925 in Old Westbury, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The High and the Mighty (1954), Deep in My Heart (1954) and The Boss (1956). She was married to Don Siegel, Dan Matthews and Richard Avedon. She died on 18 December 2011 in Encino, California, USA.

Doctor Dré was born on 5 December 1963 in Westbury, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Juice (1992), Who's the Man? (1993) and Super Force (1990).

Neil Cavuto was born on 22 September 1958 in Westbury, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Big Money Show (2007), Taking the Heat (1993) and Market Wrap (1989). He has been married to Mary Fulling since 15 October 1983. They have three children.

Allan Steele was born on 30 December 1966 in Westbury, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Next Three Days (2010), Show Me a Hero (2015) and Crash (2004).

Gregory Murtha was born on 20 March 1988 in Old Westbury, New York, USA. He is an actor and editor, known for Distance (2006), For the Birds (2018) and And Then Came Love (2007).

Robert Fratta was born on 22 February 1957 in Westbury, New York, USA. He was married to Farah Fratta. He died on 10 January 2023 in Huntsville, Texas, USA.

Freddie Foxxx was born in 1969 in Westbury, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Philadelphia (1993), WWE Raw (1993) and Who's the Man? (1993).

Greg Costa is an American filmmaker from Long Island, New York.

He started his career as an actor in 2016 appearing in various short films, music videos, and even small parts in feature film.

He has since migrated behind the camera as a director and producer. As of 2022, he is working on his first feature film, as well as building up his own production company alongside his college friends and colleagues.

Pat Haden was born on 23 January 1953 in Westbury, New York, USA. He has been married to Cynthia Grier since 26 June 1976. They have four children.

McFalann Calixte was born on 13 May 1976 in Westbury, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for The Gate of Fallen Angels (2009) and Dinosaur Feathers: Teenage Whore (2010).

Joseph Knebel was born on 23 March 1973 in Westbury, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Enchanted (2007).

Oliver Lundquist was born on 20 September 1916 in Westbury, New York, USA. He was a director, known for War Department Report (1943). He was married to Betty Cooper. He died on 28 December 2008 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.