| Raised
in Connecticut and educated at Yale University, Westfeldt started her
career as a New York-based theater actress, starring in more than 25
Off-Broadway and regional productions, including the long-running hit,
The Fantasticks.
More
recently she made her Broadway debut in the critical and commercial hit,
Wonderful Town, directed by Kathleen Marshall, for which Westfeldt was
nominated for a Tony Award as Best Actress, and she co-starred opposite
two-time Tony Award winner Donna Murphy.
Westfeldt
resides in both Los Angeles and New York.
PERSONAL
INFORMATION HOMETOWN Guilford, CT BIRTHDATE February 2
PETER
CAMBOR plays Andrew
Peter
Cambor makes his television debut as the expectant father, starring
opposite Jennifer Westfeldt, in Notes From the Underbelly. He was cast
in the series when the show's creator and executive producer, Stacy
Traub, saw him in a production of The Cherry Orchard with Annette
Benning and Alfred Molina at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in
2006.
Cambor
studied at Deerfield High School, where he was required to take an arts
class. His mother suggested taking an acting class and, once he started,
he never looked back.
Acting
in both high school and in college productions at Wesleyan University,
Cambor received a bachelor's degree in English. Post-graduation, he
moved to New York to pursue acting while also bartending and waiting
tables. It was then that he decided to continue his studies and received
an M.F.A. in acting from the American Repertory Theatre's Institute for
Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University and the Moscow Art
Theatre in Russia.
Cambor
recently relocated to Los Angeles from New York. He has played guitar
for about 15 years and was in a country band in college. One of his
other great passions in life is food, and he enjoys cooking elaborate
meals - a talent his parents taught him when he was a child.
PERSONAL
INFORMATION HOMETOWN Houston, TX BIRTHDAT September 28
MICHAEL
WEAVER plays Danny
Michael
Weaver, a musician and singer initially, was performing in a pub in
Vancouver when an agent suggested he consider acting. After taking some
classes, Weaver booked his first job -- a scene opposite Jack Lemmon.
Shortly thereafter he moved to New York to study full time.
After
attending director Mike Nichols' New Actors Workshop in New York City,
Weaver was involved in various off-off Broadway productions, including
Geography of a Horse Dreamer and Urban Empire's Worldly Acts, as well as
work at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater. In addition to his stage
work, he showed his diversity with guest starring roles on the
critically acclaimed NBC dramas Law & Order and Law & Order:
Special Victims Unit, and in the Fox Searchlight feature film, Super
Troopers, from the Broken Lizard Comedy Troupe.
Looking
to make a permanent leap into film and television, Weaver relocated to
Los Angeles and quickly landed a recurring role on NBCs Providence.
Guest starring roles followed on NCIS, Cold Case, Monk and the
short-lived ABC comedy, Hot Properties, among others. One of Weaver's
greatest assets is his ability to excel in both comedy and drama.
Teaming
up with Broken Lizard again, Weaver appeared in their second Fox
Searchlight release, Club Dread, starring Bill Paxton. Paxton was so
impressed by Weaver that he cast him in the Disney film The Greatest
Game Ever Played, on which he served as director.
Adding
writing to his list of talents, Weaver recently sold his own television
show to Warner Bros. with Broken Lizard, but the show has been put on
hold due to his involvement in Notes from the Underbelly"
Weaver
continues to play music and has released several records, most recently
with his New York based band, The New Black. He currently resides in
Venice, California, with his wife, Jennifer, and an occasionally
annoying hound dog, both of whom are helping him through his addiction
to soccer and golf.
PERSONAL
INFORMATION HOMETOWN Vancouver, Canada BIRTHDATE February 17
RACHAEL
HARRIS plays Cooper
Rachael
Harris is not just a pretty face. Her boundless humor and quick wit are
certain to earn her a place at the top of the comedy world. She will be
seen in director Christopher Guest's upcoming film, For Your
Consideration, this November.
Harris
recently wrapped work on two additional feature films, Evan Almighty,
starring Steve Carell, and License to Wed, starring Robin Williams.
Previously she starred opposite Kirstie Alley in the much-talked-about
Showtime series, Fat Actress. In the largely unscripted comedy, Harris
played Alley's makeup artist, hairstylist and cheering squad member,
Kevyn.
Harris
is no stranger to comedy or improv. She is perhaps best known for her
correspondent gig on the critically acclaimed The Daily Show with Jon
Stewart. In addition she has contributed to VH1's The Best Week Ever.
She has also been seen on USAs Monk, Reno 911, NBCs Frasier and The West
Wing, HBOs Curb Your Enthusiasm, VH1s I Love The 80s Strikes Back and
ABCs According to Jim.
Her
film work includes Kicking and Screaming for Universal, opposite Will
Ferrell, Best in Show, The Haunted Mansion, A Mighty Wind, Starsky &
Hutch and After the Sunset. She also has an impressive background in
theatre, where she has appeared in The Importance of Being Earnest, The
Speed of Darkness and Home Fires.
Harris
has also seen her share of success in the commercial world. Most
recently she starred in a memorable T-Mobile commercial and a series of
spots for Quaker Rice Snacks. She has also appeared in GEICO, AVIS,
Expedia, Dinty Moore and Outback Restaurant commercials, and she brings
to her work that je ne sais quoi that's hard to describe but inherently
felt. If commercials had end credits, Rachael Harris would be at the top
of the list.
A
native of Ohio, after graduating from Otterbein College with a degree in
Fine Arts, Harris moved to Los Angeles in the mid 1990s, where she
joined the famed comedy troupe The Groundlings. She soon became a member
of The Groundling Main Company, where she had a chance to focus on her
skills and eventually teach class in The Groundling School of
Improvisation.
Harris
currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, actor Adam Paul, whom
she married in 2003.
PERSONAL
INFORMATION HOMETOWN Worthington, OH BIRTHDATE January 12
MELANIE
PAXSON plays Julie
Melanie
Paxson was born and raised just outside of Champaign, Illinois, and left
her hometown after high school to pursue a degree in Theater Performance
at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
After
appearing in many stage productions in school and training at the Second
City Training Center, Paxson was fortunate enough to perform at the
Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. Upon arriving in Los Angeles
soon afterward, she appeared in numerous national commercials, most
notably in Glad's Voice of Reason campaign. One of her first big
television roles was as Joyce DeWitt in the controversial TV movie,
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company. Following
guest appearances on several primetime television shows, she landed a
starring role in the NBC sitcom Happy Family, before being cast as Julie
in Notes from the Underbelly.
Paxson
currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband of three years, Andy,
their two dogs, Sophie and Owen, and their cat, Jesse. In her spare time
she loves to travel, listen to music and spend time with her friends and
family.
PERSONAL
INFORMATION HOMETOWN Champaign, IL BIRTHDATE September 26
SUNKRISH
BALA plays Eric
Sunkrish
began acting as a child in community productions in and around the San
Francisco Bay Area. While studying at the Bellarmine College Preparatory
High School, he helped found A'shore Productions, an Indian-American
theater company - the first of its kind on the West coast. After
graduation, he began studying theater at UCLA's School of Theater, Film
and Television, where he was trained as an actor under Mel Shapiro's
program and received instruction from the likes of Anthony Hopkins and
Annette Bening. Bala recently received his bachelor's degree in theatre
from UCLA in June 2006, at the end of his four years.
Bala
began his professional career in Los Angeles while still training at
UCLA. His theater credits include East West Players' world premiere of
As Vishnu Dreams and Barriers, a post-9/11 drama set in New York. His
television credits include Grey's Anatomy, Will & Grace, My Name is
Earl, CSI: NY and Vanished. He also has a lead role in the upcoming
American Blend, an independent feature starring Bollywood legend Anupam
Kher.
In
his spare time Bala writes, plays tennis and tries to travel as much as
possible. Having grown up alternating between the United States, India
and Singapore, he has quite literally lived around the world. He is
proud to call Los Angeles his permanent home.
PERSONAL
INFORMATION HOMETOWN Born in Bombay, India/raised in San Jose, CA
BIRTHDATE May 21 |
