‘A CHRISTMAS DETOUR’

CAST BIOS

CANDACE CAMERON BURE (Paige) – Candace Cameron Bure realized early that it was her desire to be an actress. Born in 1976 to Robert and Barbara Cameron, she grew up watching her older brother Kirk Cameron star in the popular show “Growing Pains.” It was from this experience that Cameron Bure knew that she wanted to pursue acting. At the age of 5, she appeared in several national television commercials and prime-time shows like “St. Elsewhere,” and “Who’s The Boss.” She even had the opportunity to take on a small role in her brother’s show “Growing Pains.”

It was in 1987 however, that Cameron Bure took on the most important role of her young life as Donna Jo "D.J." Tanner on the series “Full House.” Viewers watched Cameron Bure grow up during the show's eight-year run and maintained an unwavering affection for her, even as she grew older. Despite being off the air since 1995, “Full House” still ranks as one of the most successful series of all time.

While much of her success was in television, Cameron Bure also gained starring roles in feature films. Joining the long tradition of John Hughes movies, she acted alongside Eric Stoltz and Mary Stuart Masterson in “Some Kind of Wonderful” in 1987. She then had the opportunity to work with acting greats Tom Hanks and Sally Field in the 1988 comedy, “Punchline.”

After “Full House” wrapped its last season, Cameron Bure met her future husband, professional hockey player Valeri Bure and began making her own full house. The two were introduced at a hockey game and were married two years later on June 22, 1996. Soon after, Cameron Bure decided to take on her most important role to date: the role of mom for her three children, Natasha, Lev and Maksim. Despite having three children, Cameron Bure remains a youthful and “hot” mom by leading a healthy and happy life.

Cameron Bure just released her second book, Balancing It All in January of this year, answering the question she’s most asked, “How do you do it all?” Working since the age of 5, CameronBure has been in the “balancing” act for the vast majority of her life and while there is no miracle formula or step-by-step method, there are lessons to be learned; lessons that come to life in her story. Cameron Bure delivers her story from the very beginning and her start in commercials, to her years on “Full House” and her continued work as an actress throughout her life. After just wrapping a journey on Season 18 of “Dancing with the Stars,” landing in third place overall, Cameron Bure is already in the planning stages of her next book!

On top of it all, Candace Cameron Bure has developed a deep Christian faith throughout the years and tries to live her life by the ideals of her beliefs. She supports many philanthropic causes, giving support to Skip1.org, Compassion International, Sheraton House and Children's Hunger Fund, as well as being the National Ambassador for National House of Hope. She also travels the country speaking at various churches, colleges, and women's conferences sharing her Christian faith.

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PAUL GREENE (Dylan) - In 2005, Paul’s passion for acting brought him to Los Angeles. After studying in New York at Stella Adler, Uta Hagen’s HB Studios, and Susan Batson’s Black Nexxus, Paul’s commitment to developing his craft continued in Los Angeles at Improv Olympic West and the Actor’s Circle Theater and in work with, Nicoli Guzov, and Sandy Marshal.

Paul has starred in Do No Harm with Lauren Holly, and recently appeared in Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere.

His television experience reveals a broad range of characters and considerable versatility including 42 episodes on Fox’s Wicked Wicked Games as Oscar-winning Tatum O’Neal’s love interest, and appearances on Freddie, CSI NY, Shark, My own worst enemy, The Wedding Bells, (David E. Kelley), Eastwick,The whole truth (Jerry Bruckheimer) and NCIS, Harry’s Law, The Client List, The Newsroom,NTSF:SD:SUV.,the hit syfy series Bitten,CSI and most recently, the Girlfriends guide to Divorce on Bravo.

Paul has also starred in more than 100 television commercials.

From the small family farm in Alberta, Canada, Paul was discovered by renowned agent Kelly Streit. Within a few months, Paul was living in Milan, Paris and Tokyo before he eventually settled in New York.

Paul is an avid pilot, accomplished musician and singer and photographer. Paul has recorded two albums. He was recently featured in, and helped film a documentary following 5 riders on motorcycles through the Himalayas from north India to the Tibetan plateau called the “Highest Pass.”

He lives in Los Angeles with his son, Oliver.

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SARAH STRANGE (Maxine) - Canadian actress Sarah Strange landed her first professional job on the award-winning dramatic series Madison. She was born on September 6, 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and is the daughter of screenwriters L.S. and Marc Strange, known for creating The Beachcombers. She grew up in the showbiz industry of Canada, landing roles in the big and small screen ever since she graduated from high school. Her wide variety of roles includes those in comedic, dramatic and science fiction projects.

At 21, Sarah Strange won a Best Guest Performance Gemini Award for her work on the series Neon Rider. Television audiences enjoyed numerous seasons of Strange's multiple Gemini- nominated portrayal of the very popular Helen character on Chris Haddock's landmark television series, Da Vinci's Inquest. Strange is also known for her voice work on the boy-type side of the character Ranma Saotome during the first three seasons of the anime series Ranma ?. She has also be seen in the Showtime series The L Word, and once again opposite Ken Finkleman on The Newsroom.

In addition, she portrayed a single mom to Kelly Osbourne's character in ABC's Life As We Know It, as well as portraying the role of Theresa in Men in Trees. Her character is that of a barmaid, and the wife of Abraham Benrubi’s character. Some of Strange’s other television credits include guest roles in The X Files, Millennium, The Adventures of Shirley Holmes, The Outer Limits, Dark Angel, Jeremiah, The Twilight Zone, and Stargate SG-1. She was also cast in ReGenesis, as well as in the films The Zero Sum, .45 and White Noise. She has been prominent in TV movies too, and some of her works include The Piano Man’s Daughter, Ladies and the Champ, An Unexpected Life, Unwed Father, Mixed Blessings and An Unexpected Family.

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DAVID LEWIS (Frank) - David Lewis is an extraordinary talented actor who mostly works on tv. He is from Vancouver, Canada and participates in many important artistic events over there and also contributes to the community by his hard work on tv and film. David participated in movies such as Possession, Firewall and Day when the Earth stood still. Nonetheless, he is so far mostly famous for his tv roles, such as Richard Allen 'Brother-in-law' of bride to be, Trish, in popular tv series, Harper's Island from 2009. David is also a very talented comedian, demonstrating his talent in comedies, such as Coffee in which he made an unforgettable 'Toothbrush story'.

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MARCUS ROSNER (Jack) – Marcus Rosner is a Canadian actor born on the west coast of British Columbia but raised on the prairies of Alberta. His first noteworthy role came on the CW's Secret Circle and he has gone on to land parts on Arrow and in the upcoming Disney film Tomorrowland. He can also be seen this fall on ABC's Once Upon a Time.

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