‘HOMEGROWN CHRISTMAS’ Cast Bios

LORI LOUGHLIN (Maddie) – Best recognized for her role as Rebecca Donaldson (Aunt Becky) on the long-running hit comedy series “Full House,” Lori Loughlin currently stars in the hit Hallmark Channel Original Primetime Series, “When Calls the Heart” and has revived her role of Aunt Becky on ’s “Fuller House.” In 2008, she added another iconic series to her resume: The CW’s “90210,” and she was a co-creator, producer and star of the acclaimed WB drama “Summerland.”

Loughlin’s feature film credits include Old Dogs and Moondance Alexander, and she has starred in several Hallmark Channel Original Movies, including “Meet My Mom,” “Northpole 2: Open for Christmas” and “Every Christmas Has a Story.” She originated the role of Jennifer Shannon in Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ “Garage Sale Mysteries” series, starring in the first film and subsequent installments “All That Glitters,” “The Deadly Room,” “The Wedding Dress,” “Guilty Until Proven Innocent,” “The Novel Murders,” “The Beach Murder,” “The Art of Murder,” “Murder by Text,” “Murder Most Medieval,” “A Case of Murder,” “The Pandora’s Box Murders,” “The Mask Murder” and “Murder in D Minor,” with the latest four installments of the popular franchise airing this last August as part of the second annual “Garage Sale Mysteries” Month.

Born and raised in Hauppauge, Long Island, Loughlin got her start in show business at a young age when she was cast in the daytime drama “The Edge of Night,” for which she received a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series. Today, she resides in with her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, and their three children.

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VICTOR WEBSTER (Carter) – Known to Hallmark Channel fans for his roles in “Love Blossoms,” “Summer Villa” and “A Harvest Wedding,” Victor Webster is originally from Calgary, Alberta, Canada and moved with his family to California at the age of 13. Before pursuing acting, Webster trained in martial arts and worked at different jobs. After a turn in “Days of Our Lives,” he was cast in “Mutant X.” Within a year, People Magazine named him one of their “50 Most Eligible Bachelors.”

Webster has played notable roles in several successful television shows including “Sex and the City,” “Castle,” “Bones,” “CSI,” “NCIS,” “,” “Criminal Minds,” “,” “Rio Heat” and “Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce,” among others. He also brought to life Detective Carlos Fonegra, one of the leads in “Continuum.”

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