BILL PULLMAN (FRED MADISON)
Bill Pullman has established himself as one of Hollywood's most versatile
actors. After starring as a rugged romantic in the hit film WHILE YOU WERE
SLEEPING and as a fun-loving father in CASPER, Pullman recently starred
in the global blockbuster INDEPENDENCE DAY as the President of the United
States.
At the age of 27, Pullman was the head of the theatre department at Montana
State University. He left two years later to pursue acting and spent the
next four years in New York doing regional theatre and appearing off-Broadway,
at Lincoln Center, and at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C..
Pullman won critical acclaim for his performance opposite Kathy Bates in
the off-Broadway revival of Sam Shepard's "The Curse of the Starving
Class." In 1985 Pullman moved to the West Coast to perform with the
Los Angeles Theatre Center, which led to his film debut in RUTHLESS PEOPLE.
Additional Feature film credits include SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE, THE LAST SEDUCTION,
WYATT EARP SOMMERSBY, THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST, SPACEBALLS, THE SERPENT AND
THE RAINBOW and A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN. Pullman recently completed principal
photography for director Wim Wenders on the upcoming feature THE END OF
VIOLENCE.
PATRICIA ARQUETTE (RENEE MADISON/ALICE WAKEFIELD)
Patricia Arquette recently co-starred with Ben Stiller in David Russell's
FLIRTING WITH DISASTER and with Matthew Broderick in his directorial debut
INFINITY Other notable film credits include Tony Scott's TRUE ROMANCE, Tim
Burton's ED WOOD, John Madden's ETHAN FROME, Sean Penn's INDIAN RUNNER,
Sam Shepard's FAR NORTH, Jeifry Levy's INSIDE MONKEY ZETTERLAND, John Boorman's
BEYOND RANGOON, and most recently, THE SECRET AGENT, opposite Gerard Depardieu
and Bob Hoskins. Arquerte also stars in the upcoming film NIGHTWATCH, directed
by Ole Bornedal and starring Nick Nolte and Ewan McGregor, and Roland Joffe's
forthcoming GOODBYE LOVER.
In 1993, Arquette earned a Cable Ace Award for her performance in the Lifetime
movie WILDFLOWER, directed by Diane Keaton.
BALTHAZAR GETTY (PETE DAYTON)
Balthazar Getty began his acting career with the starring role of Ralph
in LORD OF THE FLIES when he was only 13 years old. He then went on to portray
"Little J" in Marc Rocco's WHERE THE DAY TAKES YOU and one of
Billy the Kid's posse-fleeing outlaws in YOUNG GUNS II. Getty also appeared
as the ill-fated gas station attendant in Oliver Stone's NATURAL BORN KILLERS.
Getty recently starred in Ridley Scott's WHlTE SQUALL and he appeared with
Richard Dreyfuss in MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS.
Not limited to film, Getty (under the name B-Zar) produced nine tracks on
the first album for the hip hop band Mannish entitled "Audio Sedative,"
which was released under the Grindstone Records' Correct Records banner
in 1 996.
ROBERT BLAKE (MYSTERY MAN)
Robert Blake began acting at the age of two. At ten he appeared in the Academy
Award-winning classic THE TREASURE OF SIERRA MADRE, and played a young John
Garfield in HUMORESQUE. Thirty years later he would turn in one of film's
most chilling performances as real-life murderer Perry Smith in the screen
adaptation of Truman Capote's IN COLD BLOOD. He also played a stockcar racer
in CORKY, an Arizona motorcycle cop in ELECTRA GLIDE IN BLUE, and a fugitive
Indian in TELL THEM WILLIE BOY IS HERE.
In the late seventies, Blake starred as a rough New York cop in the popular
television series "Baretta," for which he won an Emmy, a Golden
Globe and three People's Choice Awards. In 1983, he received critical praise
for his work as "Hoffa" in the TV movie "Blood Feud."
In 1993, he earned an Emmy nomination for his performance in "Judgment
Day: LlLhe John List Story." Last year, Blake appeared with Wesley
Snipes and Woody Hartelson in Joseph Ruben's MONEY TRAIN.
ROBERT LOGGIA (MR. EDDY/DICK LAURENT)
With over sixty films to his credit, Robert Loggia was recently seen in
INDEPENDENCE DAY with Will Smith and Bill Pullman, and also played opposite
Pullman in "Mistrial" on HBO. Other recent projects include WIDE
AWAKE, Bille August's SMILLA'S SENSE OF SNOW opposite Julia Ormond, and
the NBC mini-series "Pandora's Clock" based upon the best-selling
novel by John J. Nance.
A native of New York City, Loggia received a B.A. in Journalism at the University
of Missouri and then spent two years in the army during the Korean War.
After returning to New York to study with Stella Adler, he gained immediate
attention off-Broadway as Frankie Machine in "The Man with the Golden
Arm." Jr was at this time he was invited to become a lifetime member
of the Actor's Studio.
Loggia made his feature film debut in SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME in 1955,
and has since become one of Hollywood's premiere character actors. In the
1 980s, he began the decade with AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN and ended it
with BIG. In the interim, Loggia was nominated for an Academy Award for
JAGGED EDGE in 1986, and also starred in SCARFACE, PRIZZI'S HONOR, THE BELIEVERS,
GABY, OVER THE TOP THAF'S LIFE and TRIUMPH OF THE SPIRIT.
Thus far in the 1990s, Loggia has had memorable performances in I ILOVE
TROUBLE, BAD GIRLS, THE MARRYING MAN, NECESSARY ROUGHNESS, INNOCENT BLOOD,
GLADIATOR and MAN WITH A GUN.
On Broadway, Loggia has starred in "Toys in the Attic," "The
Three Sisters" and "The Boom Boom Room." On the small screen,
he co-starred with Laura Dern in the HBO production of "Afterburn"
and in the Oliver Stone produced mini-series "Wild Palms." His
other television movies include "Jake Lassirer," "Merce,"
"Cold-Blooded," "LifePod," "Mercy Mission"
and "White Mile." Loggia has also starred in numerous television
series including, "The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca, " "T.H.E.
Cat," "Sunday Dinner" and the mini-series "Favorite
Son," which then spawned "Mancuso F.B.I.," a series that
earned him an Emmy nomination in the 1990-1991 season. He also received
an ACE Award nomination for his portrayal of William Kunstler in "The
Trial of the Chicago Eight."
RICHARD PRYOR (ARNIE)
Richard Pryor has been called the undisputed king of stand-up and the nation's
most creative funny man. In addition to his performances, recordings and
films, Pryor was the award-winning co-writer on Lily Tomlin's 1973 television
specials as well as Mel Brooks' BLAZING SADDLES.
At the time of release of his 1979 filmed concert performance "Richard
Pryor Live in Concert," he was one of the most sought after movie stars.
In 1980, he directed the autobiographical film JO JO DANCER, YOUR LIFE IS
CALLING. His other credits include SEE NO EVIL HEAR NO EVIL, HARLEM NIGHTS,
CRITICAL CONDITION, BREWSTER'S MILLIONS, SILVER STREAK, BLUE COLLAR, LADY
SINGS THE BLUES, STIR CRAZY, CAR WASH and ANOTHER YOU, among others.
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