Will Forte

(Abe Lincoln)

Will Forte grew up in Lafayette, California and graduated from UCLA with a BA in History. He has written for “The Jenny McCarthy Show,’ “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Army Show,” “The MTV Movie Awards,” “Action,” “Third Rock From the Sun,” and “That ’70s Show.” He is currently in his first season a cast member on “Saturday Night Live.”



Michael McDonald
(Gandhi)

Michael McDonald was born and raised in Orange County, California. He has guest starred on many television shows, including "Seinfeld," "Ellen," "Just Shoot Me," "NewsRadio," and "Greg the Bunny." He currently has a recurring role on "Scrubs." Film credits include brief appearance in all three "Austin Powers" films. He is currently a cast member in his fifth season on MADtv.


Christa Miller, Cleopatra

At the early age of three, Christa Miller was introduced to the entertainment industry appearing in the famed Ivory Snow advertisements photographed by Francesco Scavullo. Not long thereafter, Miller graced the covers of women’s magazines across the country. Three decades later, Miller continues to capture audience’s attention in a range of comedic and dramatic roles.

As Kate, the best friend and sometimes girlfriend of Drew on ABC Television’s “The Drew Carey Show,” Miller deftly adds the right comedic touches to this simple, Midwestern girl. She can also be seen in her recurring role on the new NBC sitcom “Scrubs.” The complete antithesis of Kate, Miller portrays “Jordan Sullivan” an incoming patient at the hospital who seduces a young medical resident into submission, only to find out that she is the ex-wife of the head doctor. “Scrubs” and “Clone High USA” are executive produced by Miller’s husband Bill Lawrence.

In feature films, Miller has delivered gritty and stellar performances. Miller starred in the Sundance Film Festival favorite, “Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish,” portraying a smart, young mother who moves to Los Angeles from Wyoming to support her 10-year-old daughter’s acting ambitions. In 2001, Miller was seen on the big screen in the independent release, “The Operator,” playing a devoted wife who is betrayed by her husband.

Born and raised in New York, Miller was educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart. At 16, Miller landed her first commercial for Polaroid and soon after began landing television roles, most notably in “Northern Exposure,” and “Seinfeld,” in which Miller appeared on the popular sitcom in two episodes as different characters. Her additional television credits include “Party of Five,” “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” and a moving role in the acclaimed made-for-television movie, “A Friend to Kill For.” Miller’s formal training includes the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, The Groundlings and the Neighborhood Playhouse in her native New York City.

In her spare time, Miller participates in a Sunday coed softball league with her husband and enjoys playing tennis on a competitive level. She resides in Los Angeles with her husband and one-year old daughter, Charlotte.


Christopher Miller & Phil Lord
executive producers and creators
Phil: Scudworth, Genghis; Chris: JFK, Mr. Butlertron
Phil Lord is the one with the big, curly hair. Christopher Miller is the other one.

Both discovered a love of drawing during childhood -- Lord in Coconut Grove, Florida, and Miller in Lake Stevens, Washington. At their respective high-schools, Ransom Everglades School in Miami and The Lakeside School in Seattle, they began to write comedy and make cartoons. They went on to attend Dartmouth College, where it was only a matter of time before the two creative forces collided in dramatic fashion: Miller accidentally set Lord's girlfriend's hair on fire. The two became fast friends. The girl, Heather C. Melanson of Worcester, Massachusetts, is on her way to a full recovery.

At Dartmouth, both Lord and Miller penned comic strips for the daily newspaper, The Dartmouth. Lord's was a weekly cartoon rant called Loud Mouth and Miller?s featured a chain-smoking squirrel with his own talk show called Sleazy The Wonder Squirrel. At the same time, Miller was editor-in-chief of the campus humor magazine, The Jack-O-Lantern. Lord convinced Miller to take an animation class together, and for four years they shared a studio and created award-winning animated short films.

A feature in the Dartmouth alumni newsletter led to a call from the Walt Disney Company, who wanted to meet the duo. Upon graduation in 1997, the guys road-tripped to Los Angeles and signed a Disney development deal to create Saturday morning cartoons.


After many attempts at children's shows which were deemed "too hot for Saturday morning," they were hired by the Touchstone TV division to create prime-time programming. There, Lord and Miller wrote for two Touchstone-produced sitcoms: Zoe on the WB, and Go Fish on NBC.

It was also at Touchstone where they first created the idea for Clone High. Executive producer Bill Lawrence (creator of NBC's Scrubs, cocreator of ABC's Spin City) teamed up with the duo to shepherd them through the development and production of the project. Clone High was eventually picked up by MTV, making Lord and Miller, both 27, the youngest showrunners in Hollywood.

They were never heard from again.


Nicole Sullivan
(Joan of Arc)


Nicole Sullivan began her career performing on Broadway and off-Broadway with the First All Children's Theater. After graduating from Northwestern University with a degree in theater, Sullivan moved to Los Angeles and began concentrating on comedy, performing at various comedy clubs. She became an original cast member of "Mad TV." Her additional television credits include guest-starring appearances in "Scrubs," "According To Jim," "The Drew Carey Show," and "Fired Up." She is currently a regular on “The King of Queens.” Her television movie credits include "My Sister's Keeper," on CBS, and "The Way She Moves," for VH1. A native of New York, Sullivan now lives in Los Angeles. Her birth date is April 21.


Andy Dick
(Vincent Van Gogh, Mr. Sheepman, Police Officer)


Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Andy Dick learned early in life — as a traveling "Navy brat" — to use his sense of humor to gain friends and to keep the attention centered on him. His love for the theater quickly grew after he saw his first stage production. By the end of high school, the young theater fan was president of his drama club and on his way to Illinois Wesleyan University and Columbia College in Chicago, where he also studied with Del Close at Second City.

His work in television commercials helped Andy meet fellow actor/writer Ben Stiller, who then cast him in the short film Elvis Stories. Andy's additional feature-film credits include For the Boys, Inspector Gadget, Reality Bites, Best Men, Road Trip, Loser and, most recently, Zoolander (again paired with Stiller, who directed the film). He also appeared in a cameo role in Jim Carrey's The Cable Guy. He'll next be seen in Old School, a comedy starring Will Ferrell, Luke Wilson and Vince Vaughn, and in the comedy/documentary You'll Never Weiz in this Town Again, written and directed by Pauly Shore, in which Dick stars as himself opposite Ben Stiller, Sean Penn and Chris Rock. He also recently completed a starring role in the independent film The Hebrew Hammer, with Adam Goldberg.

Other television credits include a five-year role as the nervous and accident-prone reporter, Matthew Brock, on the critically acclaimed comedy NewsRadio, as well as on the Emmy Award-winning comedy series The Ben Stiller Show. He was also a series regular on the short-lived series Go Fish, and had a co-starring role on the series Get Smart.

Andy's theater credits include The Best of Second City, Sony & Shares, Andy Dick's Circus of Freaks and Without a Net. He is also known for his frequent appearances on Late Show with David Letterman, as Donnie, "the page who likes to suck up," and Ben, "the guy who really likes milk."

Recently starring in, writing and directing his own series for MTV, The Andy Dick Show, Andy displays his amazing comedic talents in various sketches.

Andy lives in Los Angeles and spends much of his time performing with his band, "The Bitches of the Century," whose debut album will be released in August.
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Donald Faison
(Toots, George Washington Carver, Wally)


A New York City native, Faison began his acting career as an enthusiastic five year old attending the Children’s School of Intuitive and God-Conscious Art. His passion and talent led him to study theatre at the Professional Children’s School.

This Fall, Faison is returning for his second season in NBC’s hit series “Scrubs” playing Chris Turk, the fast talking medical intern.

Most recently Faison signed on to the cast of MGM’s “Good Boy!” as the voice of Wilson, a neighborhood dog, co-starring with Matthew Broderick and Brittany Murphy. He also recently wrapped production for MGM’s upcoming comedy “Molly Gunn,” opposite Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning, set to be released Summer 2003.

Faison was seen on the big screen in Universal’s “Big Fat Liar,” opposite Frankie Muniz. Faison played the wise cracking limo driver that helps Muniz get back at a Hollywood big shot producer.

Faison’s past film credits include “Waiting to Exhale” opposite Angela Bassett and “Remember The Titans” alongside Denzel Washington. Most remember Faison from his infamous role as Murray in the cult comedy hit “Clueless.” Faison also co-stared with Elizabeth Hurley in the independent feature film “Double Whammy.” His additional film credits include “Josie and the Pussycats,” “Trippin,” “Can’t Hardly Wait,” “New Jersey Drive,” “Prep,” and “Juice.”

On the small screen, Faison portrayed Tracy on the popular television drama “Felicity” for two seasons. Prior to this, he reprised his role as Murray for three seasons in the television version of “Clueless”. His notable guest-starring credits include “Party of Five,” “Sister, Sister” and “New York Undercover.”

In addition to starring in television and feature films, Faison is an avid basketball player and is currently exploring writing music and singing. It’s clear that whatever the venue, Donald Faison will be a talent that will reach new audiences and thrill fans for a long time to come.




JOE FLAHERTY
(Abe’s Foster Dad)


Joe Flaherty was one of the original members of the legendary "SCTV" comedy troupe and was recently seen on the NBC cult classic “Freaks and Geeks.”

Flaherty, who received two Emmy Awards for his work on "SCTV," began his acting career as a teenager doing children's theater at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. After a four-year stint in the Air Force, Flaherty returned home at age 21 to pursue a career as a draftsman, but again gravitated towards performing. His theater work in Pittsburgh earned him a job offer in Chicago with The Second City group where Flaherty, along with Harold Ramis and John Candy, helped define Second City's next generation. After performing in and directing several revues in Chicago and Toronto, Flaherty left Second City to work on the National Lampoon Show. He later returned to Second City to do "SCTV," which gained him notoriety for such characters as Count Floyd, Guy Caballero, Sammy Maudlin and others.

Flaherty has appeared in dozens of films, most notably, "1941," "Stripes," "Used Cars," "Back to the Future, Part II," "Happy Gilmore" and "Waiting For Guffman," among others. His role in the film "Looking For Miracles" also brought Flaherty Canada's Gemini Award for Best Actor in a Drama. In addition to his work on "SCTV," his television credits include comedic roles in "Dream On," "Ellen" and a series regular on "Police Academy," among others. He also wrote, directed and starred in the series "Maniac Mansion" and produced, wrote and starred in "Really Weird Tales."

The father of two children, Gudrun, 20, an aspiring actress, and 9-year-old Gabriel, Flaherty now shares his time between homes in Los Angeles and Hamilton, Canada. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, he is a devoted fan of the city's sports teams, and also considers himself an opera buff. His birthday is June 21, 1941.



Neil Flynn
(Various)


Neil Flynn plays Sacred Heart Hospital’s menacing janitor in NBC’s hit comedy series, “Scrubs.” Even though the role was originally devised as a one-time gag in the series’ pilot episode, Executive Producer Bill Lawrence admits, “When we watched the pilot, we knew instantly we had to keep this guy around.” Flynn went on to appear in every episode of the series in its first season and now begins the second season as a regular cast member.

Flynn was born on Chicago’s south side and raised in Waukegan, Ill., the third of six children. Although he acted in plays during his school years, it wasn’t until he was getting ready to graduate from Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., that he began to think that performing was something he could actually do for a living.

After college, Flynn returned to Chicago and pursued live theater. He appeared at the Steppenwolf and Goodman theaters, and worked with Aidan Quinn (in “Hamlet”) and Brian Dennehey (in “Galileo,” at the Goodman), among others. Always seeking to expand his skills, he later became a mainstay at Chicago’s ImprovOlympic, renowned for performing and teaching long-form improvisational theater, and went on to be a member of the Second City Comedy Troupe in Chicago.

A two-time Jefferson Award nominee, Flynn has also made many appearances in feature-films, including “Magnolia” (working with director Paul Thomas Anderson), “Home Alone 3,” “The Fugitive,” “Chain Reaction,” “Rookie of the Year,” “Baby’s Day Out” and “Major League.”

On television, Flynn has performed a variety of guest-starring roles on such series as “C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Boston Public,” “NYPD Blue,” “Arliss,” “The Drew Carey Show,” “That ‘70s Show,” “Seinfeld,” “Ellen” and “Family Law.”

Away from the set, Flynn can often be found honing his skills at the ImprovOlympic West in Hollywood, where he has appeared for three years in the popular show “Beer, Shark, Mice.” A sports fan, he plays on a local softball team, and also enjoys a weekly game of poker. He is single and lives in the Los Angeles area. His birthday is November 13.





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Debra Wilson, (Various)
Debra Wilson began her career studying drama at the High School of the Performing Arts in New York before attending Syracuse University, where she studied television and radio broadcasting.

Wilson began doing sketch comedy/improv with numerous comedy troupes in New York as a hobby, but her standout talent led to her professional acting debut on the television pilot "The Apollo Comedy Hour." Soon after, she became a series regular on "The Uptown Comedy Club" and then a national spokesperson for Burger King. Later, she served as Joan Rivers’ sidekick on her show "Can We Shop?"

Other television credits include "The Mr. Potato Head Show" and voices for Fox’s "Family Guy." "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "Gary and Mike" and "The Oblongs," Disney’s "The Proud Family," and The 6-minute animated feature "Cocka-Doodle Duel" for Looney Tunes, slated for theatrical release. Her film credits include "The Asylum," "Gridlock’d," "BAPS," "Blue in the Face," "Carrot Top is Chairman of the Board," "American History X," "Sleeping Together," and the independent feature films "Jane White Is Sick and Twisted," "Rubbernecking," "Skin Deep," and "Soulmates," for which she earned critical acclaim.

Wilson is single and resides in Los Angeles with her two boa constrictors Victor and Lizzie, her cats Nala and Tabitha, and her Indonesian Emperor scorpion, King Solomon. An original cast member, Wilson is currently in her eighth season as a cast member on MADtv.