‘CUPID’

CAST BIOS

JOELY FISHER (Eve) – Born in Burbank, CA. Joely Fisher is the daughter of actress Connie Stevens and singer Eddie Fisher, and grew up on the road. She began performing on stage in her mother‟s Las Vegas act at the age of seven. By age 12, she was singing all over the world, and she performed with Bob Hope during the Persian Gulf War, which led to her performance for President and Mrs. George H.W. Bush at the Kennedy Center. Having compiled favorite songs for years, inspired by standards, Broadway or the most current hits, Fisher plans to record an album. She created and performed “Joely Fisher… From Here to Maternity,” her first cabaret act in Los Angeles, while eight months pregnant. She also joined the Pasadena Pops and conductor Rachel Worby for an evening of “Mozart, McCartney and More…” in her first headlining symphonic concert. During the 2005-2006 television season, Fisher joined the cast of “Desperate Housewives,” playing Lynette Scavo‟s (Felicity Huffman) unapologetically bitchy boss Nina Fletcher. Previously, Fisher had her first series regular role from 1994-98, she portrayed Paige Clark, the Hollywood development executive in the groundbreaking, Emmy® Award-winning “Ellen.” The part brought her instant recognition, and garnered her a Golden Globe Award nomination. Since “Ellen,” Fisher‟s other series include portraying the lead for two seasons in Lifetime‟s drama series “Wild Card,” starring opposite John Goodman in “Normal, Ohio,” and in Darren Starr‟s “Grosse Pointe.” In between her television work, Fisher drew raves starring as Sally Bowles in Cabaret on Broadway, and in the national touring company. She made her Broadway debut in Grease. In feature films, she has appeared in “The Mask” with Jim Carrey, in “Mixed Nuts” with Steve Martin, in “I‟ll Do Anything” with Nick Nolte, and “Slingshot” opposite David Arquette. Her biggest film thus far has been Disney‟s $200 million-grossing “Inspector Gadget” with Matthew Broderick. Her telefilms and mini-series include “Thirst,” “Jitters,” “Kidnapped in Paradise,” “Coming Unglued,” and “Seduction of a Small Town.” She has also done voice work on television, having been heard as the character of Lana Lang in the animated series “Superman” from 1996 – 2000. She recently starred as the brash and sardonic Joy Stark, long-suffering wife in a 20-year marriage, who, together with husband Eddie (Brad Garrett), have been through it all - and still survived - in the Sony Pictures Television‟s original comedy series „TIL DEATH for FOX. Fisher is passionate about making the world a better place and works closely with children‟s and AIDS charities. After an incredible journey to Mozambique, Joely has been named the new ambassador for Save the Children Worldwide. (more)

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She is also the Celebrity Ambassador for The Dream Foundation, the only national organization granting dreams to terminally ill adults when research and medicine can no longer help.

Fisher received her education at Emerson College in Boston and Paris Sorbonne University. She is married to cinematographer/director Christopher Duddy and they have five children. Their magical modern family includes Cameron, Collin, Skylar, True, and the recently adopted Olivia Luna. ###

JAMIE KENNEDY (Vernon) – Jamie Kennedy, a multitalented comedian-actor-writer- producer, is a true hyphenate. He may be seen acting in a film one minute and on stage doing stand up the next. Kennedy skyrocketed to fame with a groundbreaking performance and scene-stealing rants in Wes Craven's “Scream” and “Scream 2.” His portrayal of Randy Meeks, the video-store-clerk-turned-horror-hero with a knack for pop culture, secured him a place in the annals of horror movie history. He has gone on to work with some of Hollywood's biggest names, including George Clooney, Eddie Murphy, Steve Martin, and Will Smith.

Kennedy was recently seen in the final season of HBO‟s “Entourage” and just completed filming Tyler Perry‟s “Good Deeds” and the comedy, “Lost And Found In Armenia.” Both projects are set for a 2012 release. In 2010, Kennedy starred in “Jamie Kennedy Is Uncomfortable,” a SHOWTIME comedy special which successfully premiered last November and is currently available on DVD.

Jamie starred on CBS‟s hit show “Ghost Whisperer” opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt. In September of 2008 Kennedy released “Heckler,” a documentary which he produced with Michael Addis. The film played at both the Tribeca and AFI Film Festivals and has been met with critical acclaim. Variety calls it “Hilarious!” and the New York Sun hails the film “A Must- See!” “Heckler” is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in, and asks some interesting questions of people such as Jon Voight, George Lucas, Bill Maher, Mike Ditka, Rob Zombie and many more.

Kennedy had memorable performances in both the Yari Film Group's “Kickin' It Old Skool,” and the Warner Bros. film “Malibu's Most Wanted.” The film, which he also co-wrote, is based on the fictional Malibu rapper Brad Gluckman, one of the characters Kennedy created and often portrayed on “The Jamie Kennedy Experiment.” Kennedy found himself in the festival circuit in “Finding Bliss” opposite LeeLee Sobieski and Denise Richards. He executive produced CBS‟ game show entitled "Splitsville" in which divorcing couples battle over their personal possessions. Kennedy also produced the psychological drama, “In Northwood” starring Nick Stahl through his Jizzy Entertainment Shingle.

In 2002, Kennedy triumphed on the WB when he created the hit show “The Jamie Kennedy Experiment.”

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He was writer, producer, and star of the series, portraying a myriad of characters each week during the show's three seasons. Returning to the WB again, Kennedy served as a co-creator and executive producer on the WB series “The Starlet” and “Living With Fran.” In the summer of 2006 Kennedy brought the comedic reality series “Blowin' Up” to MTV. The show followed him as he and sidekick Stu Stone attempted to achieve their lifelong dream of becoming rappers. They released their first album also titled “Blowin' Up” in July 2006.

Kennedy also conquered the book market with the release of his autobiography Wannabe...A Hollywood Experiment in the summer of 2003. In the book, Kennedy shares his good and bad times, from his boyhood in Philly to his current Hollywood experiences.

As a teenager growing up near Philadelphia in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, Kennedy got a taste of Hollywood working as an extra in “Dead Poets Society.” A year later, he moved out to Los Angeles at age 18 and began performing improvisational comedy and stand-up at open-mic nights.

After much due-paying, Kennedy got his first big break in 1996 with the role of Sampson in Baz Luhrmann's “Romeo + Juliet.” Soon after, he was a breakout star of “Scream” and next appeared as a street hustler in James L. Brooks' “As Good As It Gets.” The roles continued and in 1999 Kennedy co-starred in the Persian Gulf War movie “Three Kings,” directed by David O. Russell and starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg. That same year, he starred as a wannabe cinematographer opposite two of his biggest idols, Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy, in the comedy “Bowfinger.” In “Boiler Room,” Kennedy teamed up with Ben Affleck, Giovanni Ribisi and Vin Diesel to expose the dark side of Wall Street.

Amassed in a short time, Kennedy's expansive list of movie credits also includes the animated feature “Robots,” “Enemy of the State” opposite Will Smith and Gene Hackman, “Bait” starring Jamie Foxx and David Morse, “Max Keeble's Big Move,” “Clockwatchers,” “Sol Goode,” and “The Specials” with Rob Lowe and Thomas Haden Church, a film which Kennedy also produced.

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ROARK CRITCHLOW (Rick) – Roark Critchlow arrived in Los Angeles from Canada in 1992 (he has dual citizenship) and one year later was cast as Mike Horton on NBC‟s “Days of Our Lives.” After 6 years of playing the sensitive hunk, he chose to move on and pursue roles in film and primetime.

From having a dual personality in “The Mentalist” to playing Starbuck‟s tormented father on “Battlestar Gallactica,” Roark delivers compelling and inspires performances. He has also worked with Adam Sandler on “Mr. Deeds,” Joe Mantegna in HBO‟s “Comrades of Summer,” Gwyneth Paltrow in “The View From Here,” and appeared in numerous SyFy movies.

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The younger generations know Roark as the grump Dr. Glazer on Nickelodeons “Drake and Josh.” He keeps his romantic chops up in television films like “Panic Button,” “Mending Fences,” and “Shark Swarm.” A master of accents, Roark has played roles as Russian, German, and British characters.

An established voiceover artist with 8 television and radio campaigns to his credit, he also voiced the lead character Joel Shoemaker in 120 episodes of “Afterworld,” Sony‟s critically acclaimed sci-fi animated series.

Roark Critchlow is currently keeping busy playing Tom Marin on ABC Family‟s “Pretty Little Liars” and just returned from Bulgaria where he played in SyFy Channel‟s “Vampyre Nation.”

After two seasons as FBI Director Paul Kendrick on ABC‟s “V,” he will be seen trying to save a portion of humanity in the SyFy production, “Earth‟s Final Hours,” due to air this summer. He guest-starred on the season premiere of “NCIS,” which turned out to be the show‟s highest rated episode to date. He also recently revised his role of Dr. Mike Horton on “Days of Our Lives.”

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