Guess Who's Coming to Christmas

For Immediate Release

98 DEGREES’ DREW LACHEY AND ACTRESS/MUSICIAN MACKENZIE PORTER STAR IN THE UP ORIGINAL MOVIE

GUESS WHO’S COMING TO CHRISTMAS

AIRING SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 AT 7 P.M. EDT ON “AMERICA’S CHRISTMAS CHANNEL”

Ensemble Cast Includes Peter Lacroix, Ellie Harvie, Evan Bird, Matt Ward and Olivia Chen

ATLANTA – November 6, 2013 – UP, “America’s Christmas Channel,” presents the UP Original Movie Guess Who’s Coming To Christmas (#GuessWho), a funny, romantic holiday movie for the entire family, starring singer/actor/emcee Drew Lachey (98 Degrees, “Dancing with the Stars”) and actress/musician MacKenzie Porter (Christmas Rescue, “Dinosapien”). Kristoffer Tabori (The Carpenter’s Miracle, “Judging Amy”) directs from a screenplay written by Tippi and Neal Dobrofsky (Window Wonderland, Goodnight for Justice). Guess Who’s Coming To Christmas will premiere exclusively on Sunday, December 8 at 7 p.m. EDT, with encores at 9 and 11 p.m. EDT on UP. The ensemble cast also includes Peter Lacroix (“Smallville,” “Stargate SG-1”), Ellie Harvie (The Bouquet, Home Alone: The Holiday Heist), Evan Bird (“The Killing,” “Falling Skies”), Matt Ward (TRON: Legacy, Chrismas Comes Home to Canaan) and Olivia Cheng (“Supernatural,” “Entertainment Tonight Canada”).

When his high-maintenance girlfriend Chelsea (Olivia Cheng) refuses to cook, jaded rock star Dax (Drew Lachey) is found by New York paparazzi passed out in his car with a frozen holiday turkey in the passenger seat. In order to repair his tarnished image, Dax publicly agrees to grant a fan’s “Dear Santa” Christmas wish. To his dismay, his manager Jason (Matt Ward) drops Dax off in Cedar Grove, a small Midwest town, where he’s committed to spend a week and perform in a local holiday Christmas concert. At first, Dax is horrified to be stuck in the Reverend Harding (Peter Lacroix) family’s home under strict rules and a curfew. But he soon becomes charmed by the Reverend’s wife Lynne (Ellie Harvie), teenage son Tim (Evan Bird) and very surprised contest winner and daughter Kelly (MacKenzie Porter), a sassy, unemployed book jacket writer. Dax begins to appreciate what the Hardings have as a family – love, caring and an uplifting holiday spirit. The movie features an original musical duet by Lachey and Porter, entitled “You.”

“Guess Who’s Coming To Christmas throws a badly behaved rock star, in need of some image rehabilitation, into a completely unfamiliar situation – small town America,” said Leslie Glenn Chesloff, executive vice president of programming, UP. “Although Dax – played with humor and heart by Drew Lachey – chaffs at being in a small town and under a reverend’s roof, he quickly finds the holidays with this close family and their llamas inexplicably charming. As he rediscovers his musical voice, direction and joy, the question is what will Dax do when his holiday time-out ends?”

UP presents an Entertainment One Ltd. (eOne) production. Guess Who’s Coming To Christmas stars Drew Lachey, MacKenzie Porter, Peter Lacroix, Ellie Harvie, Evan Bird, Matt Ward and Olivia Cheng. Directed by Kristoffer Tabori. Produced by Ira Pincus and Randolph Cheveldave. Casting by Candice Elzinga. Cinematography by David Pelletier and Adam Sliwinski. Editor is Garry M.B. Smith. Composer is Brent Belke. Script by Neil and Tippi Dobrovsky.

Follow our cast at:

 Drew Lachey on Twitter @DrewLachey and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/drewlacheyofficial  MacKenzie Porter on Twitter @MacKenziePMusic and online at http://mackenzieporter.ca/  Ellie Harvie on Twitter @ellieharvie and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ellie- Harvie/59017311407  Matt Ward on Twitter @IamMattWard  Olivia Cheng on Twitter @ThatOliviaCheng

For more information, please visit www.UPtv/GuessWhosComingToChristmas.

About UP UP (www.uptv.com) is America’s favorite network for uplifting family entertainment. The network presents original and acquired movies, series, stage plays and music specials along with gMovies, the first faith- friendly streaming movie service. The UP brand is reflected in “Uplift Someone,” the network’s successful pro-social initiative. UP can be seen in more than 66 million homes on various cable systems around the country, as well as DISH Network on channel 188, DIRECTV on channel 338 and Verizon FIOS on channel 224. Follow UP on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/UPtv, Twitter on @UPtv and Instagram at UP_TV.

About Entertainment One Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is an international entertainment company that specializes in the acquisition, production and distribution of film and television content. The company’s comprehensive network extends around the globe including Canada, the US, the UK, Ireland, Spain, Benelux, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South Korea. Through established Entertainment and Distribution divisions, the company provides extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production, family programming and merchandising and licensing. Its current rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 35,000 film and television titles, 2,800 hours of television programming and 45,000 music tracks. ###

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CAST BIOS

DREW LACHEY The younger brother of pop heartthrob Nick Lachey, Drew Lachey followed in the footsteps of his famous sibling. Like Nick, Drew attended Cincinnati's School for the Performing Arts, where he triumphed in the arenas of academics, sports, and vocal performance. Drew then briefly enlisted in the army and worked as an EMT before the 19-year-old accepted Nick's invitation to travel to Southern California and join the white- hot boy band “98 Degrees.” The ensemble scored a massive fan base and a Motown contract. After the group formally took a hiatus several years later, Drew achieved fame independently of Nick for performing in the celebrity contingent of the competitive reality series “Dancing with the Stars.” He and partner Cheryl Burke competed and won during the series’ second season (in early 2006), beating such competitors as Julianne Hough and Joey Fatone. He later co-hosted the 2006 Miss USA Pageant with Nancy O’Dell, hosted the spin-off reality series “Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann” in 2008, and returned to “Dancing with the Stars” in its 15th season as an “All-Star” in 2012. On film and television, Drew has starred in Spliced, “The Comebacks” and “Overhaulin.” On stage, he starred in the Broadway productions of “Spamalot” and “Rent.”

MACKENZIE PORTER Raised on a cattle and bison ranch in Southern Alberta, MacKenzie began studying piano, violin, and voice at the young age of four. As a classically trained violinist, MacKenzie performed for many years as a soloist and a chamber musician, performing with various symphonies. MacKenzie's family of musicians helped cultivate her sound and for a number of years. MacKenzie toured with a family band – including her brother Kalan Porter, 2004 winner of “Canadian Idol” – before branching out to perform on her own. In 2011, MacKenzie won the “Nashville North Star” competition and has recently opened for Kenny Chesney, Doc Walker, Trooper, and the Canadian Tenors. In addition, she has performed for such notables as Gene Simmons and Prime Minister Harper. She performed as part of 2011's Ottawa Capital Hoedown featuring Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney and Miranda Lambert. MacKenzie is also an accomplished actress and her credits include numerous feature films and television productions. She has worked with such names as Patrick Swayze, Carmen Electra, Michael Madsen, Aidan Quinn, Jason Priestley and Kim Coates, to name a few. MacKenzie was awarded the 2010 "Best Actress Award" at the Rosies, the Alberta Film and Television Award, and was named one of the "Top 11 Talents to Watch" in British Columbia by “BC Living” last year. Currently, MacKenzie is writing and recording her upcoming debut album, which will be released in 2014.

PETER LACROIX Canadian actor Peter Lacroix is an accomplished graduate of The University of Victoria acting program. He has featured on television in “Smallville,” “Stargate SG-1,” “Dead Man's Gun,” “The 4400” and “The X- Files” (three times), and starred in the feature films Disturbing Behavior, Free Willy III, Kitchen Party, and Noroc, just to name a few. Peter and his wife Deborah DeMille live in Vancouver with their son, Dachel.

ELLIE HARVIE Ellie Harvie is a Canadian actress who portrayed Morticia Addams on “The New Addams Family.” Later, she starred as Dr. Lindsey Novak in “Stargate SG-1” and “Stargate Atlantis.” She also appeared in “Cupid,” “The X-Files,” Nightscream and The 6th Day. She has received a Gold medal in CBC's “Improv Olympics" and a Gemini nomination for Best Comedy Performance in a Series or Special. She also took over from Wendie Malick as Burdine Maxwell from the second TV season of “Bratz.” Harvie grew up in both Saskatchewan and Winnipeg, Manitoba. She currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. On Nov. 24, 2012, Harvie hosted the inaugural UBCP/ACTRA Awards, which honors acting talent in British Columbia.

EVAN BIRD Evan Bird is a Canadian actor who made his debut on “Caprica” in 2010. Since then, he has guest starred in various TV series and movies, including “Psych,” Magic Beyond Words: The JK Rowling Story, “Fringe,” “The Killing,” “Falling Stars,” “Chained” and “R.I. Stine’s The Haunting Hour.” He will next be starring with Julianne Moore, Robert Pattinson and John Cusack in the upcoming film, Maps to the Stars.

MATT WARD Matt Ward has 30 acting credits to his name. In film, he has starred in TRON: Legacy, Red Riding Hood, Charlie St. Cloud, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and Tooth Fairy. On television, Matt has been featured in a variety of TV movies and series, including After All These Years, “Arctic Air,” Christmas Comes Home to Canaan, “Supernatural,” “The L Word” and “Da Vinci’s City Hall,” among others.

OLIVIA CHENG As an actress, broadcast journalist, published writer and former correspondent for "Entertainment Tonight Canada,” Olivia Cheng is a versatile young talent who often finds herself in the spotlight in more ways than one. Born and raised in Edmonton, she attended Edmonton's Mandarin Bilingual Program and successfully lobbied to become editor-in-chief of its Mandarin newspaper. Eventually, she went on to enroll in the Northern Alberta Institute of Technologies' broadcast journalism program and found a legitimate acting agent to represent her. Within a few years, Olivia became one of the youngest reporters to join Canada's Global News Network. She also branched out as a features writer and has had her work printed nationally in various publications. Just as Olivia's star was rising in 2005 as a media personality, she landed her first major acting role in the AMC miniseries "Broken Trail,” opposite Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church. It was around this time that “Entertainment Tonight Canada” recruited her to work as an on-air correspondent in Vancouver. Canadians watched her goofy personality shine in interviews with Kevin Spacey, Jack Black, Sandra Oh, Jessica Alba, Dane Cook, Courtney Cox, and many others. Most recently, Olivia guest starred for three episodes of “Supernatural” and starred in the TV movies Blink, It’s Chrismas, Carol!, Libelle, A Killer Among Us and Broken Trust. Previously, she was featured on “Flashpoint,” “Fringe,” “Eureka” and “Psych.”