ERIC ABRAMS
Height / 5’10”
Weight / 232 lbs
Hair / Light Brown
Eyes / Blue
PWD / autism, moderate development disability, fully ambulatory, understands simple conversations, can communicate in short sentences
Partial Credits / “Amish in the City,” “All for ONE”
Skills / Special Olympics in Softball, Martial Arts (Kenpo), Golf, Snow Skiing, Track & Field
Interests / bowling, going to the beach, social club dances, a fan of Batman and the Incredible Hulk
NICK BRODE
Height / 5’11”
Weight / 216 lbs
Hair / Red
Eyes / Blue
PWD / autism, fully ambulatory, good communication skills
Partial Credits / “The Hunter and the Hunted,” “Nathan’s Kingdom”
Skills / juggling, unicycle
Interests / singing, songwriting, alumnus member of Santa Monica High School Concert Choir
LUIS CORVERA
Height / 5’7”
Weight / 105 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / mild developmental disability, fully ambulatory, good communication skills
Partial Credits / untitled Brian Spoor project
Interests / puzzles, video games, bike riding
ERIC CRISS
Height / 5’2”
Weight / 96 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / Down syndrome, mild developmental disability, fully ambulatory, good communication skills
Partial Credits / “Born This Way,”“Any Day Now,”“It Ain’t Easy,” KNBC News “Challenged Actors”
Skills / Special Olympics athlete (basketball, soccer, swimming, and tennis)
Interests / movies, going to the beach, eating out
ALAN DAVIS
Height / 5’8”
Weight / 225 lbs
Hair / Brown
Eyes / Blue
PWD / Asperger’s syndrome, fully ambulatory, strong communication skills
Partial Credits / “Innocence Blood,” “Box 202,” “Shine A Light,” “Veronica Mars,” “Cellular”
Interests / bowling, tennis
PALMER HOLDEN
Height / 5’8”
Weight / 192 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / mild developmental disability, moderate vision impairment, fully ambulatory, good communication skills
Partial Credits / “The Anna Cabrini Chronicles,” “Santa Croce,” “Amish in the City”
Skills / beginning percussion
Interests / cooking, shopping, listening to music, avid Stevie Wonder fan
STEPHEN JACKSON
Height / 5’10”
Weight / 254 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / autism, mild developmental disability, fully ambulatory, strong communication skills
Partial Credits / “Santa Croce,” “All for ONE”
Skills / guitar, singing
Interests / listening to music, ‘70s and ‘80s music fan, movie collector, several years work experience at Kroger and Ralph’s
BILL JAMES
Height / 5’10”
Weight / 194 lbs
Hair / Brown
Eyes / Blue
PWD / mild developmental disability, fully ambulatory, strong communication skills
Partial Credits / “Finding Benny,” “Bulletproof,” “The Tonight Show,” “All for ONE,” “Burning Like a Fire,” “Imaginary Circumstances,” “Acting Normal”
Interests / animals, bowling, drawing, sports, avid Los Angeles Dodgers fan
RYAN JAMESON
Height / 5’8”
Weight / 115 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / mild developmental disability, fully ambulatory, strong communication skills
Partial Credits / “Born This Way,” “Finding Benny”
Interests / anime and writing short stories
DANIEL JONES
Height / 5’8”
Weight / 205 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Dark Brown
PWD / mild developmental disability, mild speech impairment, fully ambulatory with awkward gait, good communication skills
Partial Credits / “One Way Out,” “Amish in the City,” “All for ONE”
Interests / movies, the arcade, board games, video games
ISAAC JONES
Height / 5’5”
Weight / 300 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / Down syndrome, mild developmental disability, fully ambulatory, good communication skills
Credits / “Nathan’s Kingdom,” San Gabriel Valley Tribune feature “Rapper with Autism Finds Therapy in Music”
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DORIAN JOURDAIN / SAG
Height / 5’11”
Weight / 150 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / mild developmental disability, fully ambulatory, solid communication skills
Partial Credits / “Saving Grace,” “Amish in the City,” “The Guardian”, “All for ONE,” “Skid Marks,” “Passing Normal”
Languages / Russian, French, Japanese, Swahili, Spanish, German
Dialects / British English
Skills / singing, piano
JASON KEREKES
Height / 5’2”
Weight / 112 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / mild developmental disability, William’s syndrome, fully ambulatory, good communication skills
Partial Credits / “Amish in the City,” “The Guardian,” “Passing Normal,” “All for ONE”
Skills / accordion, keyboard
Interests / music, mechanics, model building
REX LEWIS-CLACK
Height / 5’7”
Weight / 154 lbs
Hair / Blonde
Eyes / Hazel
PWD / congenital blindness, Autism, fully ambulatory with the help of a personal aide, good communication skills
Partial Credits / Discovery Science Channel “Ingenious Minds: The Boy with the Musical Mind,” 60 Minutes “Musically Speaking” and “Rex,” Discovery Health Channel “Musical Savants,” ABC News “Rex & Friends,” “Extraordinary People: The Musical Genius”
Skills / prodigious musical savant
ISAAC LEYVA / SAG
Height / 4’8”
Weight / 165 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / Down syndrome, mild developmental disability, fully ambulatory, good communication skills
Partial Credits / “Any Day Now,” “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Interests / Special Olympics athlete in track & field (shot put & 100-meter sprint)
JACOB LINCE
Height / 5’10”
Weight / 147 lbs
Hair / Brown
Eyes / Blue
PWD / autism, fully ambulatory, strong communication skills
Partial Credits / “Finding Benny,” “Nathan’s Kingdom,” “Finding Benny,” “Beauty and the Beast”
Interests / bike riding, billiards, bowling, soccer, swimming, tennis, video games, board games, card games
AUGUST McADOO
Height / 5’8”
Weight / 233 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / Asperger’s syndrome, fully ambulatory, strong communication skills
Partial Credits / “The Gift” “Finding Benny,” “All for ONE,” “Entry Level,” “Santa Croce”
Dialects / Standard British, Jamaican
Languages / Spanish, English
Awards / Special Olympics multiple medal holder (softball)
Skills / singing, piano, keyboard, organ, Karate
Interests / bowling, baseball, planes
WILLIAM McCULLUM
Height / 4’9”
Weight / 103 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / mild developmental disability, spina bifida with hydrocephalus, fully ambulatory with an awkward gait, strong communication skills
Partial Credits / “All for ONE,” “Victims with Disabilities: First Responders”
Interests / church youth program, movies, video games
DAVAUGHN MORGAN
Hair / Brown
Height / 6’3”
Weight / 140 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / Autism, fully ambulatory, strong communication skills
Partial Credits / “The Cave City Cup Company Christmas,” “Doin’ The Decades,” “Feel The Beat of the World”
Interests / church choir, singing, dancing, karaoke
TONY PARRA
Height / 5’10”
Weight / 220 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / mild developmental disability, fully ambulatory, good communication skills
Partial Credits / “The Dream Session”
Languages / Spanish, English
Interests / bowling, track & field(shot put), film & video production
MATTHEW PAYNE
Height / 5’7”
Weight / 165 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Green
PWD / autism, fully ambulatory, strong communication skills
Partial Credits / “Finding Benny,” “Out of this World” (theater production), “Recovered,” “Magic Jack” commercial
Interests / library volunteer, painting
MARC PULVER
Height / 5’9”
Weight / 190
Hair / Salt & Pepper
Eyes / Brown
Motivational Speaking partial credits / “The Dan Marino Foundation,” “Leaps & Bounds Kids,” “Meet the Author”
Skills / Special Olympics in Tennis, writing, announcer voice
Accents / Boston, New York, Southern, Texas, British, German, Italian, Spanish
Accomplishments / published author, song writer, business owner
Memberships / Born to Act Players, Best Buddies, Autism Speaks, Special Olympics
LONZOROD RECORD
Height / 4’9”
Weight / 173 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / Down syndrome, fully ambulatory, good communication skills
Partial Credits / “Born This Way,” “Special Unit,” “Finding Benny,” ABC News “Rex & Friends,” “Technologic,” PASW 15th annual holiday show
Interests / bowling, soccer, singing
PATRICK STOREY
Height / 6’1”
Weight / 143 lbs
Hair / Brown
Eyes / Blue
PWD / autism, moderate developmental disability, fully ambulatory, understand simple conversations and can communicate in short sentences
Partial Credits / “Patrick Storey in Recital,” “Sir Glen of Glenwood” web series, PASW 12th annual holiday show
Skills / singing
Memberships / Coast Music Conservatory
LIONEL TAPLIN
Height / 5’10”
Weight / 220 lbs
Hair / Brown
Eyes / Blue
PWD / mild developmental disability, strong communication skills, fully ambulatory
Partial Credits / “Diffability Hollywood,” “Finding Benny”
Skills / dance: African, ballet, ballroom, belly, jazz, modern, and tap
Michael Jackson impersonator
Interests / would like to be a Disney Cruise Line dancer
CHRISTOPHER TENNEY
Height / 5’10”
Weight / 205 lbs
Hair / Brown
Eyes / Blue
PWD / autism, fully ambulatory, strong communication skills
Partial Credits / improv with the cast of “Chuck,” “Sir Glen of Glenwood” web series, PASW 11th and 12th annual holiday show
Interests / bowling, swimming, model building
Employment / currently works as a general office production assistant for Relativity Media
JOHN TUCKER
Height / 5’8”
Weight / 188 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / Down syndrome, mild developmental disability, full ambulatory, good communication skills
Partial Credits / “Born This Way,” “Glee,” “Legit,” “Shameless,” “Saving Grace,” “All for ONE,” “The Park and Other Things”
Memberships / Born to Act Players, Zina Bethune Dance Theater Outreach
Skills / spoken word, dance
Interests / basketball, football
LARRY VANCE
Height / 5’3”
Weight / 116 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / Down syndrome, mild developmental disability, fully ambulatory, can communicate in simple sentences
Partial Credits / “Saving Grace,” “Amish in the City,” “Waiting for Ronald,” “Passing Normal”
Skills / interpretive dancing, singing
Memberships / church choir
Interests / football, basketball, soccer, softball, singing
LUPE VELASCO
Height / 4’10”
Weight / 156 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / Down syndrome, fully ambulatory, basic communication skills
Partial Credits / ABC News “Rex & Friends,” KNBC News special feature, alternative multimedia project “If Wishes Were Horses”
Languages / Spanish
Interests / dancing, Mariachi music
JOHN VUOSO
Height / 6’3”
Weight / 250 lbs
Hair / Blonde
Eyes / Blue
PWD / invisible disability, fully ambulatory, strong communication skills
Partial Credits / KNBC News feature “Challenged Actors,” KTLA Morning News feature “PASW Profile”
Interests / swimming, football conditioning, wrestling fan
NICK WEILAND - SAG-FC / AFTRA
Height / 5’6”
Weight / 258 lbs
Hair / Brown
Eyes / Blue
PWD / Down syndrome, mild developmental disability, fully ambulatory, good communication skills
Partial Credits / “The Gift,” “Shine A Light,” “Imaginary Circumstances,” “ER,” “Saving Grace,” “Children of the Dark,” “All for ONE”
Interests / poetry, pop music, movies, bowling, pro-wrestling, going out with friends
ANTONIO “T-BONE” WILLIAMS
Height / 5’3”
Weight / 165 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / cerebral palsy, mild developmental disability, uses an electric wheelchair, has good communication skills
Partial Credits / “Legit,” “Acting Normal,” “Amish in the City,” “Betrunner,” “The Guardian,” “All for ONE”
Skills / weightlifting
Memberships / PASW Self-Advocacy Group
Interests / singing, listening to rap music, watching football and basketball
MICHAEL YOUNG
Height / 5’2”
Weight / 120 lbs
Hair / Black
Eyes / Brown
PWD / cerebral palsy, uses an electric wheel chair, good communication skills
Partial Credits / “Santa Croce,” “All for ONE”
Interests / classical music, surfing the net, arts & crafts, painting, volunteering at church
IGOR ZANINOVICH - SAG-E
Height / 5’8”
Weight / 148 lbs
Hair / Brown
Eyes / Brown
PWD / Asperger’s syndrome, moderate vision impairment, fully ambulatory, strong communication skills
Partial Credits / “Acting Normal,” “Game,” “2 Broke Girls,” “CSI:NY,” “All for ONE”
Skills / announcing, perfect auditory pitch
Interests / singing, music, eating at restaurants
LUKE ZIMMERMAN - SAG/AFTRA
Height / 5’5”
Weight / 145 lbs
Hair / Brown
Eyes / Blue
PWD / Down syndrome, mild developmental disability, fully ambulatory, good communication skills
Partial Credits / “Glee,” “Getting On,” “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” “Daughter of the Streets,” “Acting Normal,” “All for ONE,” “Finn,” “Maya and Will,” “Acting Normal”
Interests / football, swimming, Tae Kwon Do, bowling, floor hockey, bocce ball
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