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ABOUT THE CAST

JASON LEE (Dave Seville) – with a flourishing career that includes an Independent Spirit Award for his performance in writer-director ’s “” and memorable roles in multiple features for directors such as Smith, Cameron Crowe and Lawrence Kasdan – has solidly established himself among critics, directors and peers. Lee starred as the Chipmunks’ single father-figure ‘Dave Seville’ in 20th Century Fox’s blockbuster “,” as well as the highly successful follow-ups “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.” The three films combined have a gross box office of over $1 billion worldwide! Born and raised in Huntington Beach, , Lee turned a childhood pastime of skateboarding into a professional career. After moving to during his early-twenties, he developed an interest in acting. His big break came in 1995 with the lead role in writer-director Kevin Smith’s “,” where Lee played the inconsiderate slacker ‘Brodie.’ Lee went on to star in Smith’s “Chasing Amy,” for which Lee won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his role as ‘Banky.’ He re-teamed with Smith on “Dogma,” “ Strike Back,” “ II” and “Cop Out.” Lee’s extensive film credits also include Cameron Crowe’s “Almost Famous” and “Vanilla Sky”; Lawrence Kasdan’s “Mumford” and “Dreamcatcher”; Rebecca Miller’s “The Ballad of Jack and Rose”; Barry Sonnenfeld’s “Big Trouble; and Tony Scott’s “Enemy of the State.” He also provided voices for the films “” and “Underdog,” as well as ’s new “We Bare Bears.” For television, Lee starred in and produced the half-hour NBC comedy series “My Name is Earl,” about a hapless crook who has an epiphany after winning a small fortune in the lottery. Determined to change his karma, Earl sets out to right all the wrongs he’s inflicted on people. Lee received two Golden Globe® nominations and two SAG Award nominations for his role of Earl Hickey. In addition, the show won the People’s Choice Award for Favorite New Television Comedy. “My Name is Earl” was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and ran for four seasons. Lee starred for two seasons on the TNT series “Memphis Beat.” The guitar-laced sounds of Memphis set the stage for the hour-long show, in which Lee played Dwight Hendricks, a Memphis police detective with a deep connection to the city and its music. More recently, Lee had a recurring role in the hit NBC comedy “Up All Night.”

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Lee produced and directed the live concert film “Midlake: Live in Denton, TX,” for band Midlake. The footage was captured at iconic concert venue Dan’s Silverleaf in Midlake’s hometown of Denton, TX, where the band had stopped off to play a local show while on tour promoting their fourth album, “Antiphon.” The result is a beautifully photographed 80 minute film that is both live concert film and Denton documentary. The film premiered in the U.K. at the legendary Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts on June 26, 2014, at the William’s Green venue. Lee is a professional photographer, as well as an avid supporter and collector of the arts. He is actively involved with his skateboard company Stereo Sound Agency, which has been in business for over twenty years.

TONY HALE (Scruggs) recently won an Emmy for his work in the HBO comedy series “Veep.” Hale portrays Gary Walsh, a longtime loyal associate of Julia Louis Dreyfus’ Selina Meyer. “Veep” won four additional Emmys, including Best Comedy Series. Hale developed a loyal fan base for his hilarious role as Buster Bluth, the eccentric, one-handed mama’s boy on Fox Television’s smart, ground-breaking, Emmy Award-winning series “Arrested Development.” Details magazine called Buster “the most hysterically unhinged supporting player since Cosmo Kramer.” Fans of the cult classic “Arrested Development” were treated to further escapades with the quirky, beloved Bluth family. Netflix ordered ten original new episodes, which premiered in 2013. The show is produced by 20th Century Fox and Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment. In a vast departure from his role on “Arrested Development,” Hale starred in Anchor Bay’s “happythankyoumoreplease,” the Dramatic Audience Award Winner at the 2010 . Written and directed by Josh Radnor (“How I Met Your Mother”), the romantic comedy follows a New York writer (Radnor) who begins to care for a foster child who gets lost on the subway. Hale plays a dorky yet gentlemanly attorney vying for the affections of a woman (Malin Ackerman) suffering from alopecia (loss of all body hair). Hale and Akerman share emotional and unique moments on screen, and both actors are taken out of their comfort zones, resulting in surprisingly understated and genuine performances. Hale voiced Wadska in MTV’s animated series “Good Vibes,” with Adam Brody and Danny McBride. The show is about Mondo and his new best friend Woodie, who are living out their California

2 dreams in search of the wildest parties, prettiest girls and biggest waves. “Good Vibes” was created by David Gordon Green. For the big screen, Hale appeared in director Steven Soderbergh’s comedy thriller “The Informant!” starring , as well as in Paramount Vantage’s comedy ‘The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard,” alongside Jeremy Piven for Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez Productions. In addition, Hale was seen in Magnolia Pictures romantic comedy “The Answer Man,” with and Lauren Graham. Hale co-starred with in “The Year of Getting to Know Us.” The feature, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, also starred Sharon Stone, Illeana Douglas and Lucy Liu. He starred opposite Will Ferrell in Columbia Pictures’ feature “Stranger than Fiction,” directed by Marc Forster (“Finding Neverland”). The stellar ensemble cast included Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Queen Latifah. Additional feature credits include supporting roles in director Barry Sonnenfeld’s road trip comedy “RV,” with and Cheryl Hines; and “Because I Said So,” with Diane Keaton, and Lauren Graham. Additional voice work includes Furlough, the treacherous brother mouse, in ’ animated holiday feature “The Tale of Despereaux,” starring Dustin Hoffman and Kevin Kline. Additional television credits include a recurring role on NBC’s “Chuck” and a series regular role on the NBC comedy series “Andy Barker, P.I.” Hale had a guest-starring role during the final season of “ER,” playing a nerd who rescues an old lady and subsequently develops a hero complex. He has also made memorable guest appearances on such acclaimed shows as “The of Tara,” “Community,” “Justified,” “Numb3rs,” “Law & Order,” “Sex and the City” and “The Sopranos.”

KIMBERLY WILLIAMS-PAISLEY, who was recently seen on the hit ABC TV drama “Nashville,” as the mysterious Peggy Kenter, continues to garner praise for both her dramatic and comedic roles in the feature film and television arenas. Williams-Paisley first lit up the screen as the radiant young bride in the comedy feature films “Father of the Bride” and “Father of the Bride Part II.” Other film and then television roles followed, including the co-starring role of Dana on the ABC TV comedy series “According to Jim.” By the time that series concluded its impressive eight-season run, Williams-Paisley had fully evolved in her role opposite Jim Belushi and Courtney-Thorne Smith, greatly increasing her involvement in the production, and ultimately directing three episodes of the show.

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Williams-Paisley would go on to star in such films as “How to Eat Fried Worms,” the film adaptation of the popular young children’s book, opposite Tom Cavanagh. Williams-Paisley played opposite Matthew McConaughey in the Warner Bros. feature “We are Marshall,” for director McG, and had a role in the independent feature film “Undiscovered Gyrl,” co-starring Christian Slater and Martin Sheen. On television Williams-Paisley starred in “Amish Grace,” the story of the Amish schoolhouse massacre, for the Lifetime network, which debuted as Lifetime’s highest-rated movie of the week to date. Williams-Paisley’s other television credits include the ABC Family Network’s “Lucky Seven,” and the Lifetime Movie Network original feature Identity “Theft.” She was a co-producer on the latter two projects. Williams-Paisley co-starred in “The Shoes” for CBS, in ABC’s “Relativity,” in the NBC mini-series “The Tenth Kingdom,” and in the Hallmark Hall of Fame film “Follow the Stars Home.” Williams-Paisley wrote and directed the multi award-winning short film “Shade,” in which she starred opposite Patrick Dempsey. The film finished its festival circuit with a win for the Vision Award for Best Festival Short at the Heartland Film Festival. Her second short, “Numero Dos,” premiered at the Nashville Film Festival. Williams-Paisley made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award®-winning “The Last Night of Ballyhoo” and has appeared on stage in “The Vagina Monologues,” in New York and Los Angeles, and in “All in the Timing,” at the Geffen Playhouse. She also performed on London’s West End in David Mamet’s “Speed the Plow.” In addition to her acting work, Williams-Paisley is an accomplished writer, with published articles for In Style and New You magazines and a year-long column for Redbook, entitled “My Life as a New Wife.” She and her father Gurney Williams co-authored the children’s book Henry and the Hidden Veggie Garden. Most recently, Williams-Paisley wrote “Is My Mother Gone?” a compelling and moving feature for Redbook, which lovingly described her family’s experience with her mother Linda’s dementia. Capturing national attention and praise, the impact of the story on the public inspired Williams-Paisley to begin working closely with the Alzheimer’s Association of . Through that connection, Williams-Paisley has lent her efforts to helping educate the public on Alzheimer’s. This led to a deal with Random House, which will publish Williams-Paisley’s debut novel Where

4 the Light Gets In: Losing My Mother Only To Find Her Again, a touching and heartrending memoir about her mother’s disease. The book will be published by Crown Archetype in March 2016. Williams-Paisley hosted the critically-acclaimed series “NPT Reports: Children’s Health Crisis” for Nashville Public Television. The program won a Midsouth Regional Emmy for its excellence in documentaries in the Community Service Category. Williams-Paisley is actively involved with the organization Live Beyond, which is currently working to improve the lives of the people of Thomazeau in Haiti. Through their efforts, a clean water initiative was recently launched that aims to provide over 200,000 people with clean water. She is also associated with St. Jude’s Hospital, the XP Foundation and she is a member of the Entertainment Council for Feeding America.

JOSH GREEN, a Bowie Maryland native, began his acting career performing in regional productions of plays, including “The Goat, Or Who is Sylvia?” “Rabbit Hole” and “Columbinus.” After high school, Green moved to New York to study the craft at New York University and pursue acting full time. He quickly branched out into television and film. Green was the guest lead in the episode of ABC’s “Black Box,” and appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS series “The Good Wife” and CBS’ “Unforgettable.” He shared the screen with Emily Van Camp in the feature film “The Girl in the Book,” and will be seen in the “Fair Haven,” where Green stars opposite Tom Wopat. Green recently made his New York stage debut in MCC’s “Lost Girls,” directed by Jo Bonney. He is thrilled to be joining the Alvin and the Chipmunks family

JUSTIN LONG (Alvin) got his start in comedy as a member of Vassar College’s comedy troupe, Laughingstock, which led to his first movie roles in “Galaxy Quest” and “Jeepers Creepers.” Long then shifted to the small screen on the quirky NBC series “Ed” and enjoyed his first box-office success in the offbeat comedy “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.” Subsequent comedic roles included “Accepted,” “The Break Up” (opposite Vince Vaughn and ), and the -produced “Strange Wilderness,” with Steve Zahn. Long recently wrapped filming on “Lavendar,” Ed Gass-Donnelly’s thriller, in which the actor stars alongside Abbie Cornish, as well as on the independent feature “Frank & Lola,” in which Long co- stars alongside Imogen Poots and Michael Shannon.

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On the TV side, Long’s recent credits include a recurring role on Fox’s “New Girl” with Zooey Deschanel, as well as a notable guest turn on IFC’s “Portlandia,” alongside Fred Armisen. Last year, Long starred in the feature film “Tusk,” written and directed by Kevin Smith, as well as Sam Esmail’s “Comet,” opposite Emmy Rossum. He previously appeared in the 2013 feature “A Case of You,” opposite Vince Vaughn, , Evan Rachel Wood and Brendan Fraser, which Long starred in, wrote and produced. Long starred opposite Liam Neeson and Christina Ricci in “After.Life,” played the lead role opposite Alison Lohman in Sam Raimi’s “Drag Me to Hell,” starred in “Live Free or Die Hard,” opposite Bruce Willis, joined , Jennifer Aniston, , Ginnifer Goodwin and in “He’s Just Not That Into You,” and had roles in “Zack and Miri Make a Porno,” “Funny People” and “Serious Moonlight.”

MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER (Simon) stars on the CBS hit FBI drama “Criminal Minds,” playing the socially awkward genius Dr. Spencer Reid. The show is in the midst of its eleventh season. Gubler also directed eight episodes. Recently, Gubler appeared in the adventure comedy “Band of Robbers” opposite Melissa Benoist and Kyle Gallner. Additionally, he appeared in the zombie comedy “Life After Beth” with Audrey Plaza, and John C. Reilly. Gubler starred opposite Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Fox Searchlight’s “500 Days of Summer.” The film was nominated for a 2009 Golden Globe for Best Picture – Musical or Comedy. His additional film credits include: “How to be a Serial Killer,” “R.V.,” “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou,” and “The Great Buck Howard.” Gubler was also seen in Jaffe Zinn’s independent feature “Magic Valley,” which premiered at the in April 2011. He has lent his voice to “: Assault On Arkham,” “All Star Superman” and “Scooby Doo: Legend of the Phantosaur.” Gubler wrote, directed and starred in a series of mockumentaries entitled “: The Unauthorized Documentaries” and “The Authorized Documentary.” He directed the short films “The Cactus That Looked Just Like a Man,” “Claude: A Symphony of Horror,” “Life Aquatic: Intern Journal” and “Tippi’s Picnic.” In addition, Gubler directed, edited, and co-produced The Killer’s “Don’t Shoot Me Santa” music video. Gubler is also an accomplished painter. To see his paintings, photographs, and musings go to

6 www.gublerland.com. Gubler is a Las Vegas native. He attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where he majored in film.

JESSE MCCARTNEY (Theodore) is an internationally acclaimed, best-selling musician, and actor. With his musical accolades cemented with platinum albums and a number one hit, McCartney is making a successful turn into acting, appearing in, and providing vocal talent for, some of the most successful films, television shows, and Broadway shows of the past few years. McCartney appeared in the independent film, “Beware the Gonzo,” opposite Zoe Kazan, which premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. McCartney reprised his role as the voice of Theodore for Twentieth Century Fox’s “Alvin and The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” and before that for “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. The first film in the franchise, “Alvin and The Chipmunks,” was also a box office hit and grossed over $360 million worldwide. Additionally, McCartney has been heard as the voice of Terence in “Tinker Bell,” and as the voice of Robin, a young superhero character in Cartoon Network’s “Young Justice.” On television, McCartney appeared in six episodes of ABC Family’s “Greek” and appeared in an episode of “Law & Order: SVU,” where he played murder suspect, Max Matarazzo. He starred on the hit television show “Summerland,” which aired on the WB for two seasons. In that series, McCartney played Bradin Westerly and was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Drama. He first appeared on screen in ABC’s “,” as Adam Chandler Jr., for which McCartney earned two Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Young Actor in a Drama Series. On stage, McCartney made his Broadway debut at the age of ten in “The King and I,” opposite Hayley Mills. He starred in Roger Daltrey’s take on the Charles Dickens’ classic, “A Christmas Carol,” at Madison Square Garden. McCartney’s fourth album, “Departure: Recharged,” featured the top 20 single “How Do you Sleep,” with Grammy Award winning rapper . McCartney received the 2009 Kids’ Choice Award for Best Male Artist. In 2008, he released his third solo album, “Departure.” The first single off the album, “Leavin,” was #1 on the Top 40 charts for over five weeks, sold over 1.3 million copies, and was the #1 most played Top 40 single released in 2008. McCartney co-wrote the hit song “Bleeding Love,” performed by Leona Lewis, which was #1 in 36 countries. The song was awarded Song of the Year by ASCAP in

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2009, which is one of the highest honors for a songwriter. In 2004, McCartney released his debut album “Beautiful Soul,” which sold over 1.5 million copies. That same year, he was nominated for an American Music Award for Best New Artist, an MTV VMA Award for Best Pop Video and won three for Choice Male Artist, Breakout Artist and Artist.

KALEY CUOCO (Eleanor) has been fixture on the small and silver screen for over a decade and has proven to be one of ’s most sought-after talents. Cuoco is best known for her portrayal of Penny on the CBS comedy “.” Currently in its ninth season, the Chuck Lorre created sitcom has received Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award™ nominations for the past several years and continues to bring in record breaking ratings every week. Cuoco was awarded Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the Third Annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards and Choice TV Actress at the 2014 and 2015 People’s Choice Awards for her work on the show. In 2014, she received a star on the . On the silver screen, Cuoco was most recently seen in the comedy “The Wedding Ringer,” alongside and Josh Gad, about a groom-to-be who employs Jimmy Callahan, owner of Best Man Inc, a company that provides best men for guys in need. She recently wrapped production on the independent drama “Burning Bodhi. Cuoco was recently seen starring opposite Chris Klein in “Authors Anonymous,” an indie film about a group of aspiring novelists. In 2012, Cuoco starred in the Lifetime movie “Untouchable: The Drew Peterson Story,” with Rob Lowe, and was also seen in ‘The Last Ride,” an independent film that tells the story of country music pioneer Hank Williams’ final days. In 2011, she co-starred in the Universal family comedy “Hop,” alongside James Marsden and Russell Brand. Cuoco’s first prominent television role came as Bridget Hennessey in the ABC sitcom “8 Simple Rules,” also starring the late John Ritter. She later starred as a recurring character on The WB’s “Charmed,” alongside Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan and Holly Marie Combs. Additional television credits include “Ladies Man,” “Complete Savages,” “My So-Called Life” and “Northern Exposure.” Cuoco was the lead in the ABC Family telefilms “Crimes of Fashion” and “The Hallow” and was seen in NBC’s television miniseries “10.5,” a seismic thriller about an earthquake that ravages Washington state and northern California. Other made-for-television movie credits include “Alley Cats Strike,” “Toothless,” “Attack of the 50Ft Woman,” “Growing Up Brady,” and the ABC miniseries “Dean

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Koontz’s Mr. Murder.” Additionally, she lent her voice to Disney Channel’s animated series “Brandy and Mr. Whiskers” and The WB Kids’ “Loonatics Unleashed.” Cuoco began her acting career at a young age, appearing in commercials and modeling. Her first TV role was 1992’s “Quicksand: No Escape,” with . Cuoco landed her first feature film role at the age of eight in “Virtuosity,” starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Her additional theatrical film credits include “Picture Perfect,” “The Killer Movie,” “Can’t Be Heaven” and “Lucky 13.” She also appeared onstage in community theatre productions of “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Annie.” In her spare time, Cuoco is a gifted tennis player and enjoys hiking, running, horseback riding, going to the gym and spending time with her rescue dogs. She is involved in charities such as EBMRF, of Animals, the Humane Society, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Animal Avengers and PETA. Cuoco currently resides in Los Angeles.

ANNA FARIS (Jeanette) stars in CBS’ hit comedy “Mom,” opposite Allison Janney. Additionally, Faris will soon be launching her first podcast titled “ Is Unqualified,” where she will be answering relationship questions submitted by listeners. The podcast will also feature surprise celebrity guests. Faris has executive produced and starred in the feature films “The House Bunny” and “What’s Your Number.” In the hit film “The House Bunny,” Faris starred as the leading role of Shelley Darlington, a Playboy Bunny who is kicked out of the mansion and tries to adjust to life on the outside. The project was hatched from an original idea by Faris, who collaborated on the script. Faris starred as the female lead opposite Sasha Baron Cohen in Paramount’s “The Dictator.” She co-starred in the Oscar® nominated film “Lost in Translation,” alongside and Scarlett Johansson, for director Sofia Coppola. The critically acclaimed box-office hit earned Faris reviews. She reprised her voice role of Sam Sparks in “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2,” the sequel to the box-office hit “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.” Faris’ additional feature films include “I Give It A Year,” “Observe & Report,” “Brokeback Mountain” for director Ang Lee, “Smiley Face” for director Gregg Araki, “Yogi Bear,” “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel,” “Take Me Home Tonight,” “Mama’s Boy,” “Just Friends,” “Waiting,” “ Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel,” and “Scary Movie,” “Scary Movie 2,” “Scary Movie 3” and “Scary Movie 4.”

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On television, Faris had memorable recurring roles on “Entourage,” as herself, and on the final season of “Friends,” playing a surrogate mother to Monica and Chandler’s’ adopted baby. Originally from Seattle, Faris started acting in the theatre at a young age. She currently lives in Los Angeles.

CHRISTINA APPLEGATE (Brittany) has endeared herself to audiences and received accolades for her strength and versatility in theatre, film and television. With Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony nominations to her credit, she has proven herself to be one of Hollywood’s most influential leading ladies. Applegate recently starred in the comedy “Vacation,” which takes the Griswold family on another ill-fated vacation. She reprised her role as Veronica Corningstone in “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” which chronicles the on-set adventures of San Diego’s top rated newsman Ron Burgundy. Before that, Applegate was seen alongside Will Arnett in NBC’s comedy “Up All Night,” executive produced by Lorne Michaels, where she played Reagan, a career-driven and energetic woman trying to juggle the demands of career, marriage and motherhood. In 2011, Applegate joined Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, and Jenna Fischer in “Hall Pass,” the Farrelly brothers’ comedy. Applegate played Grace Searing, the practical thinking wife of Fred Searing (Sudeikis). Applegate co-starred in Nanette Burstein’s romantic comedy “Going the Distance,” with and Drew Barrymore. She was the voice of Catherine in the animated 3D comedy “Cats & Dogs: the Revenge of Kitty Galore.” In December 2009, Applegate starred as Brittany, the lead Chipette, in the blockbuster “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.” The film was number one at the box office and remained in the top five through January 2010. Applegate’s performance as the title character Samantha Newly in the ABC series “Samantha Who?” was applauded by critics and fans and garnered her a third SAG Award nomination. Its acknowledgements include two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, two Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, two SAG Award nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical, and a Prism Award nomination for

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Performance in a Comedy Series. In addition, Applegate served as a producer for the show, which won a People’s Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy during its first season. Applegate’s additional film credits include “The Rocker,” for director Peter Cattaneo, where she starred opposite Rainn Wilson; “Surviving Christmas,” for director Mike Mitchell; the comedy “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” with Will Ferrell; her critically praised performance alongside Cameron Diaz and Selma Blair in the raucous comedy “The Sweetest Thing”; “Wonderland”; “View From the Top,” with Gwyneth Paltrow; and Stephen Herek’s “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead.” Applegate first gained widespread attention as the sexy and sarcastic Kelly Bundy on the long- running Fox series “Married with Children.” After a very successful 11-season run, she furthered her television accomplishments by starring in her own NBC comedy series, “Jesse.” In 1999, the highly rated show garnered Applegate a People’s Choice Award as Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series, and a Golden Globe nomination in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Comedy or Musical. In 2004, Applegate returned to television as a guest star on “Friends,” as Rachel’s younger sister Amy. Applegate’s performance earned her an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role. She was again nominated for an Emmy the following year for her witty performance. In 2005, Applegate made her Broadway debut in the revival of “Sweet Charity,” in the starring role of Charity Hope Valentine, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, as well as a Drama Desk Award in the category of Outstanding Actress in a Musical. “Sweet Charity” ended its run in January 2006. Applegate’s other stage credits include an appearance in John Cassavetes’ Los Angeles production of “The Third Day,” with Gena Rowlands; “The Axeman’s Jazz”; “Nobody Leaves Empty Handed”; “The Run-Through”; and “The Grass Harp.” In 2008, after receiving her breast cancer diagnosis through an early, doctor-ordered MRI, Applegate founded Right Action for Women, to educate women about what it means to be at high risk for breast cancer and encourage them to talk to their doctors about appropriate screening. Right Action for Women provides aid to individuals who are at increased risk for breast cancer and do not have insurance or the financial flexibility to cover the high costs associated with breast screenings. Applegate has been a longtime supporter of women’s cancer causes. In 2003 and 2009 she served as the

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BELLA THORNE (Ashley) was recently seen in the MTV series “Scream,” recreating the iconic Drew Barrymore scene from the original thriller, as well as in CBS Films’ hit comedy “The Duff,” in which Thorne won Choice Villain at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards. Having begun her career on the hit Disney Channel series “Shake It Up,” Thorne appears in the spring 2016 release “Amityville: The Awakening.” She has graced the covers of American and international magazines, including Teen Vogue, Seventeen, Nylon Mexico, and Elle Canada, to name a few. Thorne is currently the Neutrogena spokesperson, following in the footsteps of , Julie Bowen, and Jennifer Garner. In 2014, Thorne kept close ties with her Disney family and appeared in Walt Disney Studios’ feature film “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” and starred opposite Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore in the Warner Bros. movie “Blended.” More recently, she filmed “Midnight Sun,” opposite Patrick Schwarzenegger. Next up is the pilot for ABC Family film based on the Novel “Famous in Love,” from the creator of “,” Marlene King. Thorne frequently lends her voice to causes near and dear to her heart, including the Boys and Girls Club SMART Girls initiative, The Thirst Project, and the Dyslexia Foundation. Her social following continues to grow, and Thorne has over 18 million followers across all of her social media platforms. Her first novel, Autumn Falls, was released in 2014 and the second installment, Autumn’s Kiss, hit shelves November 2015. Follow @bellathorne on Twitter. Visit the book’s website at AutumnFallsBooks.com.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS WALT BECKER (Director) directed the hit motion picture comedies “,” starring Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy as suburban biker wannabes looking for adventure; and “Old Dogs,” starring John Travolta and Robin Williams, as business partners who find themselves placed in the care of seven-year-old twins. Becker produced the comedy “Zookeeper,” starring , as a zookeeper who gets romantic advice from a group of animals who’ve broken their vow of silence.

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RANDI MAYEM SINGER (Writer) is best known for writing the screenplay to the 20th Century Fox blockbuster “Mrs. Doubtfire,” starring Robin Williams and Sally Field. Singer earned her undergraduate degree in political science at the University of California at Berkeley, and then pursued a career in broadcast journalism. Before selling her first script, Singer worked as a news reporter for KMEL San Francisco and as a news anchor for Los Angeles radio stations KRLA, KRTH and KFI, using the name Randi Allison. While working at KFI, Singer took a screenwriting course at UCLA and began her first screenplay, a quirky romantic comedy called “A 22¢ Romance.” That script won the inaugural UCLA Diane Thomas Screenwriting Award in 1987, a competition judged by such Hollywood luminaries as , James L. Brooks, Michael Douglas and Robert Zemeckis. “A 22¢ Romance” sold in a bidding war to Orion Pictures, and although that script has never been produced, it was listed in the ’ “Best Still on Paper” article in 1992 and led to Singer being hired to write the screenplay for “Mrs. Doubtfire,” based on the book Alias Madame Doubtfire. Singer’s other credits include creating and executive producing the sitcom “Hudson Street” (1995), creating and executive producing the comedic drama “Jack & Jill” (1999–2001) for the WB, and co-writing the Fox feature film comedy “Tooth Fairy,” starring , and Billy Crystal. Singer has taught screenwriting for UCLA’s graduate screenwriting program and has guest lectured at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, Writers Boot Camp and AFI.

ADAM SZTYKIEL (Writer) and Bill Lawrence (“Scrubs,” “,” “,” “Clone High”) created and executive produce “Undateable,” a comedy series about a group of close-knit friends living in Detroit, helping each other figure out their lives. Sztykiel co-wrote “Due Date” and “Made of Honor.”

JANICE KARMAN, p.g.a (Producer) is president of Bagdasarian Productions, along with her husband . They operate the Santa Barbara-based company responsible for the phenomenal success of the films “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.”

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Karman met Bagdasarian shortly after his father, the creator of Alvin and The Chipmunks, had passed away. They initially teamed to create the million-selling albums, “Chipmunk Punk” (1980), “Urban Chipmunk” (1981) and “” (1981). Karman and Bagdasarian garnered multiple Grammy nominations for these efforts and expanded to television that same year, 1981, with The Chipmunks’ first prime time special, “A Chipmunk Christmas.” The special, which Karman co- wrote, co-produced and co-voiced with Bagdasarian, has become a holiday favorite and has been seen by over one hundred million people. The success of the Christmas special led to The Chipmunks’ hit TV series, “Alvin and The Chipmunks,” which debuted in 1983 and, against the formidable competition of Charlie Brown and , became the top-rated show. Over its eight year run, the hit series was nominated for five and was seen by more than ten million people a week. In addition to voicing the lead character of Theodore (as well as the female chipmunks, : Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor) and writing many of the hit network TV series episodes for The Chipmunks from 1983 to 1991, Karman also wrote the lyrics to The Chipmunks’ network hit theme song, “We’re The Chipmunks.” By 1986, Karman was not only overseeing a cottage industry that included a hit TV series, hundreds of licensed products, million-selling albums and successful live touring show, but was also the first female director of a full length feature film – The Chipmunks’ first motion picture, “A Chipmunk Adventure.” As if that wasn’t enough, Karman also was designing a new home for her husband and herself in Santa Barbara. To complicate matters further, she was also pregnant with her first child. Karman had read an article that mentioned how expectant mothers in a primitive society were waited on hand and foot and that this luxury was responsible for creating the most precocious children known to man. This was exactly what Karman wanted for her pregnancy. Unfortunately, a hit TV show, cottage industry, feature film and home construction were uncooperative. The day after giving birth, with her new baby in tow, Karman was back at work directing the animated motion picture. Since then, she has produced another wonderful child Michael, born in 1990 and co-created platinum selling albums for The Chipmunks. Karman completed the first five episodes of a new project, “Little Alvin,” which features The Chipmunks and Chipettes as preschoolers. This breakthrough show focuses on the emotional IQ of children and teaches them that their emotions are not only normal, but healthy. The series deals with a variety of family issues, including sibling rivalry, feeling left out, child separation, lying, stealing, learning to share and taking responsibility. In addition to playing the main character of La Lu, Karman

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ROSS BAGDASARIAN, p.g.a (Producer) and his wife Janice Karman are responsible for building the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise as it exists today. Taking the helm in the late 1970s as chief executive officer of Bagdasarian Productions, Ross and Janice built a multi-faceted company involved in for television, features and commercials, as well as records, home videos, live costumed characters and merchandising. In 2007 they decided to bring The Chipmunks to the big screen with a live action/CGI motion picture “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” which became a blockbuster holiday hit grossing more than $350 million worldwide. The second film, “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel,” grossed over $440 million worldwide, and the third title “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,” also enjoyed global box-office success. The firm’s most popular personalities, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore, collectively known as The Chipmunks, were created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. in 1958. When Bagdasarian’s father passed away suddenly in 1972, Bagdasarian didn’t want to see The Chipmunks die prematurely with him. Ross took over the family business in 1977 and along with Karman, brought a new commitment to the characters. Together, they created all-new material for Alvin and The Chipmunks, including platinum-selling albums and number one rated television shows, prime time specials and an animated feature, “The Chipmunk Adventure.” Having celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2008, The Chipmunks have sold nearly 50 million records, garnered six Grammys®, sixteen Gold and Platinum albums and watched merchandising sales exceed one billion dollars. Bagdasarian graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, later attending Southwestern School of Law and passing the California bar exam in 1975. He entered the family business of vineyards and wineries, but as a tribute to his father was intrigued with the notion of resurrecting The Chipmunks. No one shared his enthusiasm until he met his wife and partner-to-be, Janice Karman.

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Bagdasarian is involved in the day-to-day operation of Bagdasarian Productions, which includes writing, producing and supplying the voices for the characters of Alvin, Simon and Dave Seville for their many television and recording projects. Bagdasarian and his wife and two children reside in Santa Barbara, CA in a house The Chipmunks built.

KAREN ROSENFELT (Executive Producer) is a producer based at 20th Century Fox, where she has produced “The Book Thief,” based on Markus Zusak’s New York Times bestselling novel and directed by Brian Percival. She also produced “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.” Rosenfelt served as an executive producer on “Twilight” and a producer on “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1,” and “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.” Rosenfelt also produced “Max,” “The Big Year,” “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief,” “Marley & Me” and “Yogi Bear.” Her other executive producer credits include the “Alvin and the Chipmunks” franchise and “The Devil Wears Prada.” For 16 years, Rosenfelt was a production executive at Paramount Pictures, where she oversaw live-action features such as “The First Wives Club,” “Indecent Proposal,” “Runaway Bride” “Save the Last Dance,” “Coach Carter” and “Mean Girls.” She was instrumental in setting up Paramount’s partnership with Nickelodeon Movies, overseeing film adaptations of the Nickelodeon television properties “Rugrats” and “SpongeBob SquarePants,” as well as “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events,” based on the bestselling children’s books. Rosenfelt began her career at ICM as an assistant to talent agent Sue Mengers. She went on to become a creative executive at Jerry Weintraub Productions and a senior vice president at MGM.

ARNON MILCHAN (Executive Producer) is the founder of New Regency Productions and widely renowned as one of the most prolific and successful independent film producers of his time, with over 100 feature films to his credit. Born in Israel, Milchan was educated at the University of Geneva. His first business venture was transforming his father’s modest business into one of his country’s largest agro-chemical companies. This early achievement was a harbinger of Milchan’s now-legendary reputation in the international marketplace as a keen businessman. Soon, Milchan began to underwrite projects in areas that had always held a special interest for him – film, television and theater. Early projects include Roman Polanski’s theater production of

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“Amadeus,” “Dizengoff 99,” “La Menace,” “The Medusa Touch” and the mini-series “Masada.” By the end of the 1980s, Milchan had produced such films as Martin Scorsese’s ”The King of Comedy,” Sergio Leone’s “Once Upon a Time in America” and Terry Gilliam’s “Brazil.” After the incredibly strong performances of his films “Pretty Woman” and “The War of the Roses,” Milchan founded New Regency Productions and went on to produce countless critical and box office successes including “J.F.K,” “A Time to Kill,” “Free Willy,” “The Client,” “Tin Cup,” “Under Siege,” “The Devil’s Advocate,” “The Negotiator,” “City of Angels,” “Entrapment,” “Fight Club,” “Big Momma’s House,” “Don’t Say a Word,” “Daredevil,” “Man on Fire,” “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” the “Alvin and the Chipmunks” films, “What Happens in Vegas,” “Love and Other Drugs” and “Noah.” In 1998, Milchan received an Academy Award® nomination for producing the film “L.A. Confidential.” He served as producer of the 2014 Academy Award-winning Best Picture, “12 Years A Slave.” Milchan’s recent releases include the Oscar-winning Best Picture “Birdman,” directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu; “Gone Girl,” directed by David Fincher, and “The Revenant,” directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Upcoming is “Assassin’s Creed,” starring and produced by Michael Fassbender. Milchan has also effectively diversified his company’s activities within the sphere of entertainment, specifically in the realm of television through Regency Television. Shows produced by Regency include the incredibly successful runs of “Malcolm in the Middle” and “The Bernie Mac Show.” In the sports world, Regency was once the largest shareholder of PUMA, the worldwide athletic apparel and show conglomerate based in Germany, which was later sold after a successful re- branding in 2003.

STEVE WATERMAN (Executive Producer) is the president of Waterman Entertainment, Inc., established in 1989 to produce “The Adventures of The Black Stallion.” Waterman started his career as an agent with the Sy Fischer Agency, later becoming vice president of television at International Creative Management. He has more than twenty years of experience in production, executive management, creative development, merchandising, licensing and marketing. Waterman packaged all forms of programming, toy properties and projects for many of the world’s largest suppliers of family programming, including Hanna-Barbera, HIT Communications, Henson, DIC Enterprises, Inc. and Universal Pictures. He served as senior vice president of Taft Entertainment, which produced or developed “Running Man” with Arnold Schwarzenegger, “Ironweed”

17 with Meryl Streep and , “Monster Squad,” “Crime in America,” “Jon Sable,” “Sam Houston,” “Trivial Pursuit,” and “Double Take.” Separately, Waterman packaged and sold the series “Smurfs,” “Scooby Doo,” “Ghostbusters,” “Slimer,” “Super Mario Bros.”, “G.I. Joe,” “Muppet Babies,” “Teddy Ruxpin,” “Pound Puppies,” “Where’s Waldo,” “Madeline,” “Berenstein Bears,” “Life With Louis,” “Punky Brewster” and “Swamp Thing.” Waterman served as executive producer on the theatrical features “Kull the Conquerer” with Universal, the acclaimed “Stuart Little” and its sequel with Columbia Pictures, and “Alvin and The Chipmunks,” “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel,” and “Alvin and The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,” with Twentieth Century Fox. His television productions include the following series: “The Black Stallion” with Mickey Rooney, “African Skies” with Robert Mitchum and Catherine Bach, “Catwalk” with Neve Campbell, “Boogie’s Diner” with James Marsden, “High Tide” with Rick Springfield, “Could It Be A Miracle?” with Robert Culp, “Mike Hammer – Private Eye” with Stacy Keach, “Mowgli: The New Adventures of The Jungle Book” and “Puppy Plays.” He was an executive producer on “Born Free – The New Adventure,” and produced the animated series “Stunt Dawgs” with Hasbro, and Electronic Arts’ “Mutant League.” Additionally he has produced twenty-six action hours of “Air America” with Lorenzo Lamas, and “Born Free – The Series,” based on the Joy Adamson bestseller, in conjunction with Columbia Pictures Television. Concurrently, Waterman has consulted for and represented numerous television and motion picture companies, including DIC Entertainment, HIT Entertainment, Sextant Entertainment, Kirch Media, Alliance/Atlantis, Canal Plus, Belo Productions, Hanna-Barbera, Bagdasarian Productions and Universal Pictures and theme parks. Waterman has wrapped production on Doctor Dolittle: The Adventures on Language Island.

PETER LYONS COLLISTER, ASC (Director of Photography) has photographed such films as “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” “Furry Vengeance,” “Hop,” “Barely Lethal,” “: A Tail of Two Kitties,” “The Amityville Horror,” “Surviving Christmas,” “Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!,” “The Master of Disguise,” “Mr. Deeds,” “Home of the Brave,” “The Animal,” “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo,” “The Replacement Killers,” “The Beautician and the Beast,” “Dunston Checks In,” “Higher Learning,” “Poetic Justice,” “Livin’ Large!” and “Problem Child.”

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Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Collister attended USC School of Cinema. He started his career as a second unit director of photography on the films “The Blue Lagoon,” “Summer Lovers” and “Blame it on Rio.”

RICHARD HOLLAND (Production Designer) is a highly-respected production designer for films, television and commercials. For the past twenty five years, his work has encompassed productions from inside Russia to the outer reaches of Antarctica. Holland’s best work is produced when the imaginative meets the everyday – from science fiction fantasies to visions of the past, to the present. His notable credits include “Hop,” “Sound of Thunder,” “Batman and Robin,” “Last of the Mohicans,” “The Russia House, “Licence to Kill,” “?” “The Princess Bride,” “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” “Never Say Never Again” and “Superman III.”

RYAN FOLSEY (Edited by) previously collaborated with director Walt Becker on “Old Dogs,” and before that on “Wild Hogs” (as assistant editor). Folsey’s other credits as an editor include “Breaking Point,” “When in Rome,” “The Director’s Hand” and the upcoming “Killing Hasselhoff” and “The Intruder.”

MARK MOTHERSBAUGH (Music) is one of this era’s most unique and prolific composers. Deeply aware of the ability of precise, multi-faceted artistic expression to deliver vital social commentary, he has perpetually challenged and redefined musical and visual boundaries. Mothersbaugh co-founded influential rock group , and then parlayed his avant-garde musical background into a leading role in the world of scoring for filmed and animated entertainment, interactive media and commercials. As an award winning composer, his credits include “The Movie,” “,” “,” “Vacation,” “ 2,” “,” “21 Jump Street,” “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” “Enlightened,” “Rushmore,” “,” “The Life Aquatic,” “Pee Wee’s Playhouse,” and the hugely successful “Rugrats” television, stage and film franchise. Through his multimedia company, Mutato Muzika, Mark has scored hundreds of commercials. Mothersbaugh received the BMI Richard Kirk Award for Outstanding Career Achievement at the organization’s 2004 Film/TV Awards. He was seen as the art teacher on the hit television series, Yo Gabba Gabba!

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MARY CLAIRE HANNAN (Costume Supervisor) is an auteur director’s darling, with the ability to translate filmmakers’ perspectives into stylish, daring, trendy or dramatic wardrobes. She began her career working for Quentin Tarantino and has gone on to design for other filmmakers with singular visions, including Sean Penn, Michael Cuesta and Lisa Cholodenko. In addition to designing costumes for David Ayer’s recent film “Sabotage,” Hannan constructed the wardrobe for the director’s lauded drama “End of Watch,” starring Jake Gyllenhaal. She designed Cholodenko’s Oscar-nominated feature “The Kids Are All Right,” which starred Annette Bening, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo. Hannan’s costumes for the film were displayed at the Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition, 2011. In 2007, Sean Penn tapped Hannan to design costumes for his film “Into the Wild,” staring Emile Hirsch. The film earned two Academy Award nominations alongside dozens of other awards and honors; Hannan received a Costume Designers Guild nomination for Excellence in Costume Design for Film – Contemporary. Her recent credits include “The Fault in Our Stars,” “Paper Towns,” “Sabotage” and “The Longest Ride.” Hannan began her design career as a costume supervisor on Tarantino’s “Reservoir Dogs.” She rose through the ranks with Tarantino, as the assistant costume designer on “Pulp Fiction” and went on to head the department for “Jackie Brown.”

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