X-TREME WEEKEND Cast & Crew Bios

THOM BABBES (Danny/Co-Writer) Thom’s film roles include DEADLY DREAMS with Xander Berkeley and Mitchell Anderson, NAKED UNDER HEAVEN with Tim Dekay and BODY CHEMISTRY with Marc Singer and Mary Crosby. Television appearance include the Syndicated show IT IS WRITTEN and THE GUIDING LIGHT. Thom is a member of the award winning Actors Co-op in Hollywood where he has performed such roles as John Adams in 1776, Count Yousekevitch in FOOLS, and Birdie in TERRA NOVA for which he won a Drama-Logue Award. He also won a Drama-Logue award for his performance as Eugene in BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS at the Harlequin Playhouse in Orange County, and starred opposite Barbara Bain in Robert Patrick’s RAISE THE CHILDREN at the Norris Theatre. In New York, Thom appeared in Larry Shue’s comedy GRANDMA DUCK IS DEAD and he toured the East Coast as Peter in PETER PAN. Regional theater credits include FUNNY FACE, CANDIDE, BLACK COMEDY, TRELAWNY OF THE WELLS, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and TWO BY TWO. A writer as well, Thom wrote the screenplay “DEADLY DREAMS” for Concorde/New Horizons and co-wrote the film “BODY CHEMISTRY.” He also wrote screenplays for many independent companies such as THE SUBSTITUTE for Apollo Pictures, BLEEDING, WRITING AND ARITHMETIC for King’s Road and THE ISLAND OF LONELY MEN for Sotela Pictures.

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MIKE SCOTT (Co-writer) Mike’s has spent many years writing for such hit TV shows as WEBSTER - ABC Television, BUSTIN' LOOSE - Tribune Entertainment, HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS - Syndication, WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW? - Syndication, 227 - NBC Television, A DIFFERENT WORLD - NBC Television, BEYOND BELIEF: FACT OR FICTION - FOX Television and The SCI-FI Channel. He Co-created shows: DANGER THEATRE - FOX Television and EXTREME - ABC Television. He wrote the screenplays to SLAPPY AND THE STINKERS for Tristar. and THE LITTLE RASCALS for Universal Pictures.

ANNA LITTLES (Producer) Anna secured a position with CBS on their daytime drama Guiding Light, immediately after graduating from college. This offered her the opportunity to learn all aspects of Television production. During her six year at CBS she worked as production coordinator until she eventually moved into casting. She eventually went on to be hired by Lincoln Center as Artistic Consultant for the Lincoln Center Festival '99 to produce a live musical documentary on the history of African-American Gospel music titled "House Full O'Praise." Legendary artist Roberta Flack hosted the opening of the 9 concert series, which concluded with a star studded sold out concert at Avery Fisher Hall featuring Shirley Cesar, Yoland Adams and Donnie McClurkin. Since relocating to Los Angeles in 2002, Anna has been focusing in the arena of film/TV writing and producing. The move has opened a wide range of opportunities from Independent film, to Urban Entertainment Television Magazines. In 2006 Anna wrote and produced a film short for the 168 Hr. Film Festival titled “I Believe”. The short was nominated for awards in 5 categories. “I Believe” won the 2006 Moondance Sandcastle Award and screened at the prestigious 2006 Santa Fe Film Festival. Most recently, Anna produced the film short “Pie ‘n Burger,” a collaborative effort between the prestigious Peter Glenville Foundation and Act One. It is currently being submitted to festivals. Of all her accomplishments, she is most fond of her recent production, the hilarious black comedy “X-treme Weekend.”

BRUCE LADD (Alan) has appeared in the short film GIVING HER AWAY, and in THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SUNNY BRIDGES (an introductory live action pilot for THE CLASS OF 3000 on the Cartoon Network) for cable television. He just completed shooting LA MESA, playing Harcourt Simms (the chief villain) in a feature-length western set in New Mexico in the 1920’s. Bruce’s extensive stage credits include Messala in JUDAH BEN-HUR (world premiere Singapore cast), Tom in ELMER GANTRY and Rode in THREE SISTERS (both at La Jolla Playhouse), Orsino in TWELFTH NIGHT and Angelo in MEASURE FOR MEASURE (California Shakespeare Festival); as well as Announcer/Foley Guy in IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, A LIVE RADIO PLAY, Inspector Rough in ANGEL STREET, Malvolio in TWELFTH NIGHT, Dietrich Bonhoeffer in DIETRICH, John Adams in 1776, Dr. Carasco/Knight of the Mirrors in MAN OF LA MANCHA, Mike Talman in WAIT UNTIL DARK, Konstantin in THE SEAGULL, Kolenkhov in YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU, Robert Scott in TERRA NOVA, and Algernon in IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (all at the Actors Co-op in Hollywood). Bruce holds a Master’s Degree in Acting from the University of California, San Diego, one of the top three rated university Professional Actor Training programs in the United States. While there, he studied acting with master teachers Arthur Wagner, Walton Jones and James Winker, and Suzuki technique with Steve Pearson (who studied with Tadashi Suzuki in Toga, Toyama Japan).

JEFF CHARLTON (Gordon) has been living and acting in Los Angeles since 1999. Before that he spent 4 years in the Chicago theater scene. He has on MFA in Theater from Indiana University and a BA in Journalism from the University of Oregon.

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DAVID ROUNKE (PA/Grip) David "Doug E." Rounke is a graduate of San Francisco State University. He majored in Film Production. He resides in Castro Valley, CA in the beautiful Bay Area.

BRAD CARROLL (Composer) is a recognized regional director, music director and composer. Currently he is the composer of LEND ME A TENOR, THE NEW MUSICAL COMEDY, based on Ken Ludwig’s award winning play, which is slated to open on Broadway in the fall of 2009. He is the composer/arranger of the new opera-theatre piece, Cio Cio San, (June 2005 premiere) as well as the author/composer of The Emperor’s New Clothes, commissioned by Shakespeare Santa Cruz in 2003. Other produced musical works include Across the River (based on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), Togetherness, Christmas Is…A Musical Memory and Robin Hood. He has created musical scores for dramatic productions including Cyrano de Bergerac, Death of a Salesman, To Kill a Mockingbird, King Lear, As You Like It and MEASURE FOR MEASURE, as well as adapting The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and The Nightingale for Educational Outreach programs. As a Writer, Director and Musical Arranger for Walt Disney Entertainment, Brad was involved in the creation of three new shows for the multi-billion dollar TokyoDisneySea theme park that opened in Japan in September of 2001. His musical arrangements/orchestrations have been performed by such prestigious organizations as the San Francisco Symphony and the Boston Pops. This is his first film.

MARK HERRIER (Director) Mark has directed a variety of films, music videos, and regional theater, most notably the cult horror film, POPCORN, produced by Bob Clark and starring Dee Wallace Stone, Ray Walston and Tony Roberts. As an actor, Mark starred as Billy in the highly successful Porky’s, Porky’s 2: The Next Day, and Porky’s Revenge, followed by roles in Tank, starring James Garner, Shirley Jones, and C. Thomas Howell, Spraggue, starring James Cromwell, and Real Men, starring James Belushi and John Ritter. Mark has made guest appearances on TV shows such as MASH, Freddy's Nightmares, Paradise, Murder, She Wrote, The Practice, and Gideon's Crossing. He was most recently seen on stage in THE COMIC which was selected as Crowd Favorite at the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival

CLIFF SKELTON (Director of Photography) Cliff was born in Calgary 1964, raised in cattle country. Father was a writer who owned an advertising agency. At age 19 Cliff moved to New York and studied acting under Hal Holden at the Herbert Berghoff Studios. Two years later he moved to Los Angeles and worked as an actor until 1988, when he moved to Milan, Italy to develop a photographic portfolio. While in Europe, he directed his first television commercial in Zurich for the Ibico Paper Company. 1990 he moved to London and utilized a successful modeling career to shoot short films and spec commercials. He won top honors in Absolut Vodka's international call to direct and shoot a 30 second commercial. He moved back to Canada in 1994 and began directing music videos. Over the next ten years Cliff directed twenty music videos and over a hundred commercials and became a proficient cinematographer. He won many awards across Canada including best editor in Playback's top annual awards. In 2001 Cliff was selected to co write, and direct and edit a 22 minute drama for the National Film Board of Canada about teenage prostitution recruitment. "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" won a Yorkton nomination and a Reel To Reel, most innovative short film award. In 2004 Cliff was again commissioned by the NFB to write a provocative 22 minute film aimed at the teen market, about the dangers of holding weighty secrets. He wrote, directed, shot and edited "Truth and Betrayal" which has also garnered several award nominations.

JAMES ARNOLD TAYLOR (Executive Producer) is a Voice Actor who has also ventured into Executive Producing short and independent films throughout his 20 years in the industry. His versatile vocal range has given him success in every facet of the Voice-Over Industry. He’s had lead roles in animated films such as TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), The Animatrix, Hellboy: Blood & Iron and Atlantis: Milo’s Return. On TV James has guest starred on all the hits from What’s New Scooby-Doo?, The Powerpuff Girls, and Johnny Bravo to Kim Possible, Legion of Super-Heroes, and Avatar. He also stars as Johnny in Johnny Test, Axel in A.T.O.M., Wooldoor Sockbat in Drawn Together, and most notably Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Clone Wars. James keeps busy from his home studio with promo work for networks like Fox, The CW, Spike, G4, and Game Show Network. Some of James’ most celebrated work comes from Video Games: Tidus in the Final Fantasy X series, Ratchet in the Ratchet & Clank series, Gabe in the Syphon Filter series, and numerous voices in games like Shrek, Spiderman, X-Men, Lord of the Rings, and Pirates of the Caribbean to name a few. A unique aspect of James’ work is Voice-Doubling. When big time celebrities aren’t available to do their own voice, James seamlessly fills in: David Spade, Michael J. Fox, Billy Bob Thornton, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Nicolas Cage, Johnny Depp, and the list goes on. James’ greatest honor is following in the footsteps of greats Alan Reed and Henry Corden by providing the voice of the cartoon icon Fred Flintstone.

KERI TOMBAZIAN (Executive Producer) Keri is a highly successful voice over actor and DJ and can be heard on commercials for Pennzoil, Epson Printers, and as the fast talking legal chick of Infiniti cars to name a few. As an image voice she is currently the voice of The View, and has launched a new line of cars for Buick, launched the premiere season of the Tony Danza Show, and is the signature voice for over a dozen health care companies across the United States.

One of the first women to crack promos and trailers, Keri has voiced promos for NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, the Fine Living Channel, and a spot for the critically acclaimed film, Sideways. With a touch for storytelling, she has narrated long-form programs including the A&E Biography Lana Turner, Animal Planet, and the E! True Hollywood Stories of Martha Stewart, Goldie Hawn/Kate Hudson, and Marilyn Monroe.

Keri is one of the original on-air personalities at the #1 Smooth Jazz station in the nation: 94.7 KTWV The Wave. Her show Night Grooves has consistently ranked in the top five in its time slot for many years. She's also been an on-air personality at K-EARTH and KMPC Talk Radio.