‘THE WEDDING MARCH’ Cast Bios
JACK WAGNER (Mick) – Acclaimed actor Jack Wagner majored in theater at the University of Missouri and graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama. His theatrical background of singing, dancing and acting would prove to be a true cornerstone in a diversified career.
In 1983, Wagner landed the starring role on the hit daytime series, “General Hospital,” playing the rocker Frisco Jones. After recording several songs for the show, Wagner signed a recording deal on Quincy Jones label, Qwest, and within 6 months, his first single, “All I Need,” was number two on the pop charts and number one on adult contemporary charts. In addition, he hosted Time Life’s Collection “Early 80’s” nationwide.
In 1987, Wagner returned to his theatrical roots touring nationally as Tony in West Side Story and in 1988 as Danny Zuko in Grease. In 1993, Wagner moved to nighttime television, joining the hit series “Melrose Place” where he spent five seasons both acting as Dr. Peter Burns and directing.
Then, in 2000, he took the role of a lifetime on Broadway, starring in the title role of Jekyll and Hyde. Wagner has starred in over 15 made-for-TV movies and appeared in over 40 theatrical productions around the country. In 2003, Wagner joined the cast of “The Bold and the Beautiful,” the most successful dramatic serial in the world, viewed in 130 countries.
Wagner is also a scratch golfer and has won six club championships at his home course in Los Angeles, the Bel Air Country Club. In 1990, Wagner won the ProAm with John Cook at Pebble Beach’s ATT Tournament. He also hosted the ESPN golf show, “Off Course with Jack Wagner,” where he interviewed celebrities Alex Rodriquez, Heather Locklear, John Elway and James Woods, to name a few. Wagner is the 2006 and 2011 Champion of the American Century Celebrity Golf Tournament at Lake Tahoe, NV, which is broadcasted annually on NBC. In 2009, he was named #1 Celebrity Golfer by Golf Digest.
Wagner is the National Celebrity Ambassador of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, a beneficiary from the annual charity golf tournament, The Jack Wagner Celebrity Golf Classic. Wagner has spent many tireless hours working for this charity, as his father died in 1990 as a result of blood cancer and his brother was diagnosed in 1999 with leukemia.
In addition to starring in Hallmark Channel’s popular original series “When Calls the Heart,” which has been renewed for a fourth season, Wagner had a guest appearance on “Ray Donovan,” starred in Hallmark Movie Channel’s “My Gal Sunday,” “Castle,” “Hot in Cleveland,” “Celebrity Apprentice” and “See Dad Run” and was a contestant on Season 14 of “Dancing with the Stars.”
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EMILY TENNANT (Grace) – Leo Award winner Emily Tennant grew up in the Vancouver suburbs and started her career at a young age. After landing lead roles in two school productions, it was obvious she was meant for the stage and screen.
Since landing her first audition at the age of 10, Tennant has gone on to star in numerous television productions such as the Golden Globe nominated “Dark Angel” with Jessica Alba and Stephen King’s drama series “Kingdom Hospital,” in which she had a recurring role. Her other guest appearances include “Falling Skie,s” “Finding Carter” and “Supernatural,” to name a few. In 2011, Tennant booked the role of Ivy, a series regular role she played for three seasons on YTV’s hit series, “Mr. Young,” followed by a recurring role in Hallmark Channel’s fan favorite “Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove.” More recently, she had a two episode guest star arc on the series finale of ABC/CTV’s “Motive”.
Tennant has appeared in numerous feature films such as Warner Bros’ “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” “Frankie & Alice” alongside Halle Berry and the Oscar-winning blockbuster “Juno,” starring Ellen Page and Michael Cera. On the small screen, she’s played lead roles opposite Billy Ray Cyrus in Hallmark Channel’s “Christmas in Canaan” and opposite Dina Meyer in Odyssey Media’s “Truth & Lies.”
Next, Tennant can be seen in the upcoming feature film “USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage,” starring Nicholas Cage, and Matt Lanter.
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JOSIE BISSET (Olivia) – Josie Bissett is recognized internationally for her popular role as Jane Mancini on FOX-TV's “Melrose Place,” which ended its successful seven-year run in May 1999. To date, she has graced over 50 magazine covers, including such publications as TV Guide, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Shape's Fit Pregnancy and New Woman.
She appeared for five seasons on ABC Family Channel’s hit breakout teen-pregnancy drama series “The Secret Life of the American Teenager.” Created and executive produced by Brenda Hampton (“7th Heaven”), Bissett played Kathleen Bowman, mother to good girl Grace (Megan Park).
She most recently starred in “Pregnant at 17,” an original telefilm which debuted on Lifetime on February 20, 2016. She stars as Sonia Clifton, a veterinarian who discovers her husband is having an affair. She becomes obsessed with finding out more about the woman and soon learns that she is 17 and pregnant. Sonia empathizes with the soon-to-be teen mother and becomes her unlikely champion.
Bissett previously starred opposite James Brolin in Hallmark Movie Channels’ first-ever original holiday movie, “Christmas with Tucker,” which premiered in late 2013 as part of their “Most Wonderful Movies of Christmas” holiday initiative. At the time, “Christmas with Tucker” was the most watched Hallmark Movie Channel Original premiere among HH’s and W25-54 in network history. She also starred opposite Matthew Settle in the original Christmas film “Paper Angels,” which premiered on UP TV in November 2014, as well as the thriller “A Mother’s Instinct,” for Lifetime. (more) HALLMARK CHANNEL – ‘THE WEDDING MARCH’ – CAST BIOS/Page 3
Her first children’s book, Tickle Monster, became a national sensation that got kids and parents to laugh, laugh, laugh! An inspiring and beautifully illustrated storybook for kids, Tickle Monster is based on a treasured family tradition that Bissett has continued with her own kids. Fuzzy “Tickle Monster” mitts, an interactive companion piece to the book, are available and packaged in an adorable gift set. Parents can wear the gloves to tickle their children while reading along to the clever text.
Tickle Monster and publisher Compendium, Inc. were awarded the PTPA (Parent Tested Parent Approved) Media Inc.’s Seal of Approval for excellence in parenting products and the book earned the Publisher's Choice Award from the Family Magazine Group. Bissett was named “Celebrity Mom of the Year” by the Mom’s Choice Awards (MCA), an annual awards program that recognizes authors, inventors, companies and parents for their efforts in creating quality family-friendly media, products and services. Bissett and her children were also featured on the cover of MCA’s Entro magazine.
As a follow-up, Bissett’s wrote her second children’s book, Boogie Monster. With a lovable new character from Planet Boogie whose only mission is to inspire kids to dance, dance, dance, Boogie Monster teaches kids that there’s no right or wrong way to dance. In the process, kids build confidence and have fun exercising. Also available is the complete dance kit, which includes a Boogie Monster book, a pair of Boogie Monster Legs Leggings and a full-length Boogie Monster music CD by Recess Monkey and received the prestigious Mom’s Choice Award as well as the Moonbeam Gold Medal at the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards.
Her first book, Little Bits Of Wisdom, was inspired by the birth of her first child in 2001 and is now in its third printing. It is a heart-warming collection of parenting wisdom and child-rearing “tricks of the trade” gathered from more than 1,000 parents and grandparents throughout the world. Two years later, she completed a second book, Making Memories, which featured over 200 ways for parents to create rich family memories with their children that last a lifetime.
The Seattle native began her career in front of the camera at the age of 12 as a model in print advertisements and television commercials. At 16, she left home and moved to Japan to further her career and at 17 headed to Hollywood to make her mark.
Bissett soon landed the role of Cara on “The Hogan Family,” where she spent two seasons. Within two years arriving in Los Angeles, she was cast in “Melrose Place” and quickly became one of television’s most recognizable actors. Other projects in recent years include the ABC movies “The Fire Above” and “Dare to Love,” the FOX telefilm “Deadly Vows” and the USA cable film “Baby Monitor: Sound of Fear.” She starred in the ABC Family Channel original film “I Do, They Don't,” a romantic comedy about two widowed parents whose spontaneous marriage thrusts them into the position of having to blend two families into one. In addition, Bissett starred in the Lifetime Television original film “The Other Woman,” based on the best-selling novel by Joy Fielding and directed by Jason Priestley. She has also made numerous guest- starring appearances including NBC’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”
On the big screen, she made her feature film debut in Oliver Stone's “The Doors,” in which she played the wife of Doors’ guitarist Robbie Krieger. Her subsequent films include the coming-of- age comedy “Book of Love” and the psychological thriller “Mikey.”
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In addition to acting, Bissett has hosted numerous shows. She most recently co-hosted Lifetime Television’s morning talk show, “The Balancing Act” and previously hosted “Parenting & Beyond,” a show that offered parents creative solutions to everyday problems so that they can have more quality time to enjoy their family and watch their children grow up. She also hosted the PBS educational special, “Teach More, Love More,” which followed four families, each with a child in one of the four critical stages of early childhood development -- newborn, infancy, toddlerhood and preschool. As host, Josie guided viewers through the program which explores the joys, fears and a myriad of questions that accompany the beginning of life. “Teach More, Love More” included interviews with nationally renowned experts such as Dr. T. Berry Brazelton.
Bissett has been the face of several national commercial campaigns, including Neutrogena’s skin care line and Dr. Scholl’s Pedicure Essentials. Additionally, she was a spokesperson for Murad Skin Care’s Resurgence® Regimen, the first comprehensive line of products formulated exclusively to help revitalize and rebuild hormonally aging skin.
Bissett resides in Seattle with her children, 16-year-old son Mason and 13-year-old daughter Maya. She is currently working on her next children’s book. For more information, please visit www.JosieBissett.com.
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SARAH GREY (Julie) – Sarah Grey is a relative newcomer to the world of film and television but her star has been ascending rapidly.
One of Grey’s first jobs was as the supporting lead in the feature film “Cinemanovels” opposite Jennifer Beals and directed by Terry Miles. The film debuted at The Toronto Film Festival in 2013 and went on to achieve critical acclaim on the festival circuit.
Grey then went on to work in the world of episodic television with roles in “Almost Human,” and “Bates Motel and, more recently, guest starring roles in “Motive,” “Lucifer” and “iZombie.” She has also had leading roles in several television movies including “My Mom Robs Banks,” “In Their Own Hands” and “Fatal Friends.”
On the big screen, Grey has appeared in “If I Stay” with Chloe Moretz and will next be seen in the highly anticipated “Power Rangers” movie.
Having grown up on Vancouver Island, Grey still loves to spend time there with friends and family.
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