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‘GOODNIGHT FOR JUSTICE’ PRODUCTION BIOS LUKE PERRY (Executive Producer) – In 1989, Luke Perry was chosen for a starring role on the internationally popular television series “Beverly Hills 90210,” in which he portrayed the brooding but sensitive Dylan McCay. The highly-rated program won a Golden Globe® Award for Best Dramatic Television series in 1991. Perry made his feature film debut in a starring role in “8 Seconds,” the remarkable account of champion bull rider Lane Frost, which he co-produced. His serious devotion to the inspirational legend of Lane Frost led him to train vigorously for 18 months in order to master the techniques of bull riding and to be able to perform many of his own stunts during production. Other film credits include Columbia’s “Fifth Element,” directed by Luc Besson, “Riot” for Showtime, “Normal Life,” “American Strays” and “The Florentine,” in which he co-stared with Chris Penn, Jim Belushi, Michael Madsen and Mary Stuart Masterson. Perry made his debut on Broadway in the critically acclaimed musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show , where he portrayed “Brad,” the character originally played by Barry Bostwick in the cult film classic. In 2004, Perry appeared onstage in London opposite Allyson Hannigan in When Harry Met Sally . Not one to be typecast because of his work on “90210,” Perry’s television credits include a myriad of roles, including a lead in the NBC drama “Windfall,” HBO’s “John From Cincinnati,” starring for two seasons on “Jeremiah,” the Showtime Network sci-fi series, a multi-episode arc on HBO’s critically acclaimed series “Oz,” in which he portrayed a televangelist convicted of fraud, as well as roles in Hallmark Channel productions “Johnson County War,” “Supernova,” “A Gunfighter’s Pledge” and “Angel and the Badman.” In addition to starring in “Goodnight for Justice,” Perry also conceived the idea and executive produced the Hallmark Movie Channel Original Film. # # # JOHN MORAYNISS (Executive Producer) – John Morayniss founded Blueprint Entertainment with Noreen Halpern in 2002. As Chairman and CEO, Morayniss oversees the strategic growth of the company as well as the international production, development, licensing and distribution operations. In addition, Morayniss serves as Executive Producer on all Blueprint productions. Prior to launching Blueprint, Morayniss was head of television for all of Alliance Atlantis' development and production activities, overseeing all primetime programming including movies and mini-series, series, entertainment reality programming, all children's and family programming under the AAC Kids banner, and all comedy programming through the Alliance Atlantis production subsidiary, Salter Street Films. (more) HALLMARK MOVIE CHANNEL / ‘GOODNIGHT FOR JUSTICE’ – Production Bios – Page 2 Morayniss oversaw and/or executive produced an impressive slate of projects, including award winning movies and miniseries such as “Me and My Shadows: The Judy Garland Story,” “When Billie Beat Bobby” and “Haven,” as well television series such as ratings blockbuster “CSI,” the two-hour backdoor pilot “Invincible,”, which he executive produced with Mel Gibson and Jet Li, and most recently, the two-hour pilot “Riverworld” for Sci-Fi Channel. As head of AAC Kids, Morayniss oversaw the live action series “The Famous Jett Jackson” (Disney Channel) and “Sixth Grade Alien” (Fox Family Channel). As executive producer, he helped to ignite the half- hour comedy series “Kenny vs Spenny” for Comedy Central in the U.S. and on Showcase in Canada. In addition, he spearheaded all of Alliance Atlantis international co-production initiatives including the movie “No Night is Too Long” (BBC - UK, Showcase Network - Canada) and the AAC Kids/BBC co-production arrangement. ### IRA PINCUS (Executive Producer) – In September 2005, Ira Pincus entered into an executive producer deal with Blueprint Entertainment for series and movies and oversees the company's slate of numerous telefilms. He executive produces the series “Til Death Do Us Part” with Blueprint for Court TV/TruTV, starring John Waters. With Blueprint, he recently executive produced the following Lifetime television movies: “How I Married My High School Crush” starring Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica), “Absolution” starring Samantha Mathis and “The Road to Christmas” starring Jennifer Grey. Before joining Blueprint, Pincus Films had a producer deal at von Zerneck/Sertner Films, a top supplier of long-form television, where he executive produced several films. Prior to executive producing films, Pincus focused on the business side of Hollywood while an agent at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), representing the agency's top directors, actors and production companies. Prior to that, from 1991 to 1996, Pincus was a development executive at Citadel Entertainment, an HBO owned production company, where he was involved with the sales and development of over 120 hours of network programming and the production of approximately 12 films a year. # # # JASON PRIESTLEY (Director) - Now in his third decade as a professional performer, Vancouver, BC native Jason Priestley continues to be one of the most versatile talents in the entertainment business both in front of and behind the camera. In “Call Me Fitz,” he not only stars in the lead role of Richard Fitzpatrick, but he also produces and directs. This past summer, Priestley reunited with former “Beverly Hills 90210” co-star Luke Perry to direct and star in the Hallmark Movie Channel Original Film ”Goodnight for Justice .” The made- for-TV Western was conceived by Perry and filmed in Vancouver. Other recent projects include the feature film “The Last Rights of Ransom Pride” where Priestley starred alongside Kris Kristopherson, Dwight Yokum, Scott Speedman and Lizzy Kaplan, and the BBC's modern-day remake of the Sci-Fi thriller “The Day of the Triffids” starring Dougray Scott, Vanessa Redgrave, Brian Cox and Eddie Izzard. (more) HALLMARK MOVIE CHANNEL / ‘GOODNIGHT FOR JUSTICE’ – Production Bios – Page 3 While Priestley is best known for his role as 'Brandon Walsh' on the hit FOX series “Beverly Hills 90210,” he has created many memorable television characters on shows including “A Side Order of Life,” “Love Monkey,” “Tru Calling,” “Masters of Horror,” “Medium” and “My Name is Earl.” Behind the camera, Priestley has directed numerous episodes of ABC Family's newest hit series “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” including the season finale, and directed an eight-part reality series for the Great American Country Network called “The Road Hammers.” Shot in Nashville, the series follows a country band in its quest to break into the ultra competitive world of country music. Other directing credits are “90210,” “The Other Woman” based on the Joy Fielding novel for the Lifetime Network, and the web series “The Lake” for WB.com. Priestley is developing the feature film “Death of a Freerider.” Based on Rolling Stone article by Jesse Hyde, the film is based on the tragic true story of Sam Brown, a young Canadian mountain biker who got caught up in the world of international drug smuggling. # # # NEAL & TIPPI DOBROFSKY (Writers) – Neal and Tippi Dobrofsky are a husband and wife writing team, who have written movies for Warner Brothers, MGM, CBS, Sony, Lifetime and USA Network, among others. Their most recent feature “Five Dollars A Day,” directed by Nigel Cole, and starring Christopher Walken, Sharon Stone, Alessandro Nivola and Amanda Peet was released in 2008. That same year, their script, “Mail Order Bride,” was made into a TV movie for Hallmark Channel starring Daphne Zuniga and Greg Evigan. Before becoming a writer, Neal produced “Bronco Billy” with Clint Eastwood. Tippi graduated UCLA Law School and practiced for 9 weeks before being fired, which may be the shortest legal career on record. They fell in love at first sight in a frozen yogurt line. The Dobrofskys live in Southern California with their two sons, 16 and 11, with whom they founded www.car-parazzi.com, a website for car lovers around the world. The Car-parazzi has appeared on Jay Leno, MTV, and the BBC, and made international headlines by capturing footage of two stolen exotic cars worth $2 million. -- HALLMARK MOVIE CHANNEL -- .