Asia Kate Dillon was born on November 15, 1984 in Ithaca, New York, USA. They are known for playing Brandy Epps in Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Taylor Mason in Billions (2016). Their role on Billions is the first gender non-binary character shown on American television. Dillon is also the founder and the producing director of MIRROR/FIRE Productions.

Timothy Robert DeKay was born in Ithaca, New York on June 12, 1963. Athletic in high school, he played both basketball and baseball. In his senior year, he starred in his high school's production of Oliver! After high school he attended Le Moyne College, graduating with a BS in Business Administration. After working for Marcellus Casket Co. in Syracuse, New York, he headed to Rutgers University, where he earned his MFA and met his wife, actress Elisa Taylor, with whom he currently lives in California with their two children.

Will Harrison was born on 21 August 1996 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Daisy Jones & The Six (2023), This Is a Film About My Mother (2022) and Manhunt (2024).

Lucien Dodge was born on 24 June 1984 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Logan (2017), Fate/Zero (2011) and MGS: Philanthropy (2009).

Tony Carreiro was born on 6 April 1954 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Liar Liar (1997), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) and Doctor Doctor (1989).

Director of photography Shane Hurlbut, ASC works at the forefront of cinema as a storyteller, innovator, and discerning collaborator, who brings more than three decades of experience to his art.

Most recently, Hurlbut worked on the Netflix film Love Hard starring Nina Dobrev and Jimmy O. Yang. The story follows an unlucky LA writer who falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for the holidays, only to discover that she's been catfished.

In addition, Hurlbut lensed the Disney+ original film Safety, along with Holidate for Netflix, starring Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey, and the pilot episode for SyFy's Resident Alien, starring Alan Tudyk.

Hurlbut frequent joins forces: with director Scott Waugh (on Need for Speed and Act of Valor); with McG (on Rim of the World, Netflix's The Babysitter, Terminator: Salvation and We Are Marshall); and with Gabriele Muccino (on There Is No Place Like Home and Fathers and Daughters).

His additional film credits include: Semi-Pro; The Greatest Game Ever Played; Into the Blue (2005); Mr 3000; Drumline; 11:14, which earned Hurlbut a DVDX nomination; and The Skulls. Notably, his television credits include the first season of AMC's Into the Badlands (2015).

Earlier in his career, Hurlbut photographed iconic music videos including Guns N' Roses' November Rain and collaborated with artists Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, The Rolling Stones, and Nirvana. His debut feature film, The Rat Pack, received critical acclaim and earned him a nomination from the American Society of Cinematographers, making him the youngest nominee to date.

Hurlbut is based in Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife Lydia, who runs Filmmakers Academy, a platform dedicated to educating the next wave of great filmmakers. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, the International Cinematographers Guild/Local 600, and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

He is represented by Worldwide Production Agency (WPA).

Don Mantooth was born on 20 June 1952 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Uncommon Valor (1983), Earthquake (1974) and Knight Rider (1982).

David Foster Wallace was born on 21 February 1962 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009), The Rescue (2014) and Lesenswert (2013). He was married to Karen Green. He died on 12 September 2008 in Claremont, California, USA.

Alex Haley served in the United States Coast Guard during the Second World War, Korean Conflict, and Cold War, and was the first African-American Coast Guardsman in the modern era to reach the rank of Chief Petty Officer. This paved the way for many other black men and women to rise into the senior enlisted ranks in the naval services. He also holds the distinction of being the first Coast Guardsman to be designated in the specialty rate of Journalist in recognition of his able service to the Coast Guard's and Navy's public affairs and history programs. This was a significant position of responsibility for shaping the public image of the Coast Guard, and reporting news within the service, and the broke the previous tradition of black sailors serving almost exclusively in menial jobs as cooks, stewards, and stevedores.

Alex Haley's personal motto in life was "Find the Good and Praise It."

Allison was born in Ithaca, New York, and raised in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He later moved to Evanston, Illinois, where he attended Evanston Township High School and graduated from Northwestern University. He later studied playwriting as a fellow of The Juilliard School. His debut novel, Christopher, was a finalist for the 2004 PEN Center USA Literary Award. His third novel, Undiscovered Gyrl, was made into the film Ask Me Anything, written and directed by Allison. He recently directed the sequel, Another Girl, also based on one of his novels.

Black American character actor. A graduate of Ithaca College and Dillard College, he studied voice culture and performing arts. As a surgical technician for the U.S. Army in World War II, he was decorated for service in the South Pacific. He contracted tuberculosis during the war and was unable to continue plans to become an opera singer. He studied theatre at San Jose State College and began appearing in plays in and around San Francisco. He relocated to Hollywood in the early 1970s and spent the next three decades appearing in commercials, television programs and films. He died in August, 2002 at the age of 83.

Lee Rach is an actor and writer, best known for playing Claire in the mini-series "BF for Hire" and playing Mia alongside Bailey Coppola in the Crime Noir, "Informal Crooks"

Lee writes dark and gritty scripts that highlight LGBTQ+ characters and strives for projects that include gender, sexuality, mental health, and vulnerability along with their career in acting.

Film: Love Walked In. TV: Law and Order (guest, twice), Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Law and Order: SVU, Guiding Light (over 50 episodes as "Thomas", CBS. Broadway: Burn This (revival, u/s Burton & Larry), Actor's Fund: The Visit. Off Broadway: The Glorious Ones at Lincoln Center Theatre (original cast recording), Claudia Rankine's Help (The Shed), Tabletop (Drama Desk Award), Photograph 51 (Ensemble Studio Theatre), The Baltimore Waltz (Signature Theatre), Bff & Reading Under The Influence. Also: Buyer & Cellar (2016 St. Louis Theatre Circle Award, Best Actor in a Comedy), The Apple Family Plays (Helen Hayes Nomination), Private Lives (IRNE nomination, Huntington), She Stoops To Conquer (Williamstown), A Few Good Men (Alley), Don Juan (title role, Shakespeare Theatre), Misalliance (The Old Globe), and Seder (Hartford Stage, premiere). In Concert: The Songs Of Dorothy Dandridge! At Carnegie Hall (Zankel), Oklahoma! & South Pacific (Gulf Coast Symphony), L'Histoire du Soldat (Ridgefield). He teaches at The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts & is a graduate of the Drama School at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Kyle Jarrow is a Brooklyn-based writer who creates work for film, television, and the stage. He wrote the film Armless (dir. Habib Azar), which was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival 2010. He won an OBIE Award for his Off-Broadway hit play A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant, which has subsequently been produced around the country. Other plays include Love Kills, Trigger, Hostage Song, Gorilla Man and Whisper House (co-authored with Duncan Sheik). He also plays in the rock bands Super Mirage and Sky-Pony.

Max Maven was born on 21 December 1950 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Mork & Mindy (1978), Max Maven's Mindgames (1984) and Something Strange with Max Maven (1994). He died on 1 November 2022 in Hollywood, California, USA.

Aaron Crumbaugh was born in Ithaca, Michigan, USA. He has been married to Hayden Kristianson since 21 April 2007.

David Knox was born in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is known for Hamilton (2020), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and The Manchurian Candidate (2004).

Dan Chen was born in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Russian Doll (2019), Girls5eva (2021) and Impractical Jokers (2011).

Judith Haviland was born on 8 March 1931 in Ithaca, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Sherlock Holmes (1954). She died on 3 May 2006 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

David Ley was born on June 18, 1978 in Ithaca, New York. He is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he studied film and television production. While still in school, he began auditioning and soon landed roles in several national network television commercials before moving on to acting in independent feature films.

In the years since his last credited acting role, Ley has transitioned into directing immersive theater.

Ben Frahm began his professional career selling the script "Dr. Sensitive" to Universal Studios (with director Tom Shadyac attached) and serving as a story consultant on the critically acclaimed film "How to Train Your Dragon" for Dreamworks Animation, for which he was given a studio credit. Most recently he optioned a script, "48 Hours in Vegas," to producer Bobby Cohen at Imagine Entertainment (Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's company). The script later went on to garner the attention and formal attachment of Michael Jordan and his production company Heir Jordan Entertainment, led by Jeron Smith and son Jeffrey Jordan; as well as Kevin Hart and his producing partner Bryan Smiley at HartBeat Productions.

Ray June's experience as a cameraman in the US Army Signal Corps in World War I helped him become one of the top cinematographers in the industry. He did some of his best work at MGM, and helped develop what became known as "the MGM look": a rich, elegant, glossy veneer that set that studio's product apart from every other. Even an inexpensive "B" picture from MGM often looked better than many of its competitors' top-rank "A" pictures, and June was one of the men responsible for that.

Brian Capener was born in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is known for Smoke Signals (1998), The Ice Runner (1992) and Nora's Christmas Gift (1989).

Emily Daniels was born on 27 August 1919 in Ithaca, New York, USA. She is known for The Ford Television Theatre (1952), I Love Lucy (1951) and Nash Airflyte Theatre (1950). She was married to Marc Daniels. She died on 21 July 2011 in Westlake Village, California, USA.

Benjamin K. Cox was born on 15 October 1983 in Ithaca, New York, USA. He is a production designer, known for I Am Legend (2007), The Irishman (2019) and Severance (2022).