The Wedding Ringer

Kevin Hart (Actor) .. Jimmy Callahan

Born: July 06, 1979
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Trivia: After cutting his teeth on the stand-up comedy circuit on the East Coast, comic Kevin Hart got his big break when he was cast in the Judd Apatow series Undeclared in 2000. The then 21 year old had grown up using his sense of humor to help his family cope with issues like his father's drug addiction and incarceration, and eventually learning to thrive in the stand-up scene helped give Hart the tenacity to make it on a national scale, both on stage and on screen. Hart would headline several successful national stand-up tours over the coming years, in addition to his successful movie career, which would find him appearing in a host of films like Soul Plane, Fool's Gold, The Five Year Engagement, This is the End. In 2014, he had a trio of hits, Ride Along, About Last Night and Think Like a Man Too. His success continued into the following years, headlining The Wedding Ringer and Get Hard in 2015, and Ride Along 2 and a stand-up film, What Now? in 2016.

Josh Gad (Actor) .. Doug Harris

Born: February 23, 1981
Birthplace: Hollywood, Florida, United States

Trivia: After a brief-role in the Christian-themed direct-to-video feature Mary and Joe (2002) -- a kind of contemporary update about the immaculate conception set in modern-day New York City -- actor Josh Gad distinguished himself with a colorful supporting role on the Kelsey Grammer/Patricia Heaton-headlined sitcom Back to You (2007). The Fox series told of the hilarious and often biting rivalry between two newscasters, professionally reunited after more than a decade apart. Gad played 26-year-old Ryan Church, the diminutive, overweight, and wet-behind-the-ears news director with a mile-long geek streak. He was in the gambling drama 21, and the Rainn Wilson comedy The Rocker. He had a major supporting turn in Love and Other Drugs, and lent his voice to the 2012 animated film Ice Age: Continental Drift. Gad has also enjoyed great success acting on the Broadway stage in both The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Book Of Mormon.

Affion Crockett (Actor) .. Reggie Drysdale

Born: August 11, 1974
Birthplace: Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States

Trivia: Was an Army brat who lived in Germany for 10 years. Mother is from Trinidad. Won breaking and popping dance contests as a preteen. Posted sketch/parody videos on YouTube that became very popular. Made a series of viral commercials with Dr. Dre and LeBron James. Has a production company called Lejan Entertainment, Inc.

Jorge Garcia (Actor) .. Lurch/Garvey

Born: April 28, 1973
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Trivia: Jorge Garcia's large stature and larger personality made him a star long before he was cast on the hit TV series Lost. Even while he was growing up in Southern California, the charismatic young man was well liked by both his peers and his elders, even taking home the "Triton of the Year" award at his high-school graduation, an honor bestowed by the faculty to the class' most outstanding senior. He then enrolled at UCLA, majoring in Communications, but a guest lecture by Dustin Hoffman changed his direction. Hoffman told a story about Sir Laurence Olivier describing the acting bug as a feeling of "Look at me, look at me, look at me!" Garcia couldn't help but relate to the idea, so he began to pursue a career in acting and standup comedy.Success didn't come easily, though, and Garcia spent six years working at a bookstore, scoring occasional parts in commercials. Slowly but surely, however, the more substantial roles started coming. Along with appearances on shows like Spin City and Columbo, Garcia nabbed a recurring role on the sitcom Becker, making several appearances over the next six years. Then in 2004, he played a drug dealer in an episode of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm and caught the attention of ABC producers, who were in the initial stages of casting a new show called Lost. They brought Garcia in to read for the part of Sawyer, which would later go to Josh Holloway, but eventually decided to create the role of Hurley specifically for Garcia. The innovative show was a mystery thriller with a sci-fi twist, and the honest, funny, and totally unpretentious character of Hurley would become wildly popular with fans, making the 31-year-old actor an instant star.Garcia moved to Hawaii, where Lost was filmed, and stuck with the landmark show until it ended its run in 2010. The actor would go on to remain active on screen, appearing on such series as Mr. Sunshine and Alcatraz.

Dan Gill (Actor) .. Bronstein/Dickerson

Corey Holcomb (Actor) .. Otis/Alzado

Born: September 14, 1968

Ken Howard (Actor) .. Ed Palmer

Born: March 28, 1944
Died: March 23, 2016
Birthplace: El Centro, California, United States

Trivia: Actor Ken Howard was 6'5" when he was a junior at Manhasset High School (he would later peak at 6'6"), and it was this physical fact, coupled with his remarkable athletic prowess, that assured him a position in Manhasset's "starting five." Offered several athletic scholarships, Howard turned them all down in favor of a liberal arts education at Amherst College, where he developed a taste for theatre. After two years' graduate work at the Yale School of Drama, he dropped out to accept a small role in the Broadway musical Promises Promises. In 1969, Howard graduated to stage stardom as Thomas Jefferson in the popular musical 1776, a role he would repeat in the 1972 film version. He went on to win a Tony Award for his performance in Child's Play, and to spend his summers essaying his two favorite roles, Billy Bigelow in Carousel and Chance Wayne in Sweet Bird of Youth. His first film was the 1970 Otto Preminger production Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon. In 1973, Howard and his frequent co-star Blythe Danner were cast in the series-TV version of the Tracy-Hepburn picture Adam's Rib (both stars had previously turned down MacMillan and Wife). Neither this series nor Howard's subsequent Manhunter (1974) clicked with the public. He was far more successful as high school basketball coach Ken Hughes on The White Shadow, which ran from 1976 to 1981 (and which, coincidentally, was produced by Blythe Danner's husband Bruce Paltrow). Howard's later TV projects included the title character in the 1984 American Playhouse production of Mark Twain's "Pudd'nhead Wilson;" the recurring role of Garret Boydston on both Dynasty and The Colbys (1985-86); his hosting chores on the syndicated 1986 talent show Dream Girl USA; and another hosting stint on the NBC documentary weekly What Happened? (1992). In 2009, Howard was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild, a role he would continue after the union merged with another and became SAG-AFTRA. He continued to work as an actor, appearing on shows like Crossing Jordan, Cane, and 30 Rock, as well as movies like The Beacon. Howard died in 2016, at age 71.

Colin Kane (Actor) .. Fitzgibbons/Plunkett

Born: October 17, 1979

Cloris Leachman (Actor) .. Grandma Palmer

Born: April 30, 1926
Died: January 26, 2021
Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Trivia: Cloris Leachman seems capable of playing any kind of role, and she has consistently demonstrated her versatility in films and on TV since the 1950s. On the big screen, she can be seen in such films as Kiss Me Deadly (1955), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Last Picture Show (1971), for which she won an Oscar; and Young Frankenstein (1974). On TV, she played the mother on Lassie from 1957-58, and Phyllis Lindstrom on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-77) and her own series, Phyllis (1975-77). She was a staple on many of the dramatic shows of the '50s, and a regular on Charlie Wild, Private Detective (1950-52), and The Facts of Life. Leachman has won three Emmy Awards and continues to make TV, stage, and film appearances, including a turn as Granny in the film version of The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) and supplying her voice for the animated Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) and The Iron Giant (1999). In 1999, she could be seen heading the supporting cast in Wes Craven's Music of the Heart.

Jenifer Lewis (Actor) .. Doris Jenkins

Born: January 25, 1957
Birthplace: Kinloch, Missouri, United States

Trivia: Best known for playing unapologetically mature, assertive, and intelligent adult women, African-American supporting actress Jenifer Lewis originally launched her career as a vocalist, singing in a church choir in Kinloch, MO. Lewis' passion (and gift) for singing carried her to the Great White Way, where she appeared in a number of sell-out Broadway musicals -- including Ain't Misbehavin' and Dreamgirls. She subsequently migrated to the West Coast for a string of appearances in TV programs such as Roc, A Different World, Murphy Brown, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Touched by an Angel, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and graduated to features in 1992. The films in which Lewis has appeared run the gamut of quality, from outstanding (What's Love Got to Do With It?, 1993) to satisfactory (Sister Act, 1992; The Preacher's Wife, 1996) to downright abominable (Frozen Assets, 1992); many, however, demonstrated her fine gifts. More recently, Lewis attained some much-deserved recognition (and ascended to higher than usual billing) with her multi-season portrayal of Lana Hawkins in the prime-time medical drama Strong Medicine (2000).

Alan Ritchson (Actor) .. Kip/Carew

Born: November 28, 1984
Birthplace: Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

Trivia: Modeled for Abercrombie and Fitch. Auditioned during season 3 of American Idol. Released his debut album, This Is Next Time, in 2005. Is uniquely credited as the character model for the animated character Beowulf in Robert Zemeckis' 2007 animated film of the same title.

Mimi Rogers (Actor) .. Lois Palmer

Born: January 27, 1956
Birthplace: Coral Gables, Florida, United States

Trivia: Mimi Rogers spent her youth moving around with her family to various parts of the U.S. and England; she settled in Los Angeles. Graduating from high school at age 14, she became involved with community work and working with drug addicts, Vietnam vets, and the mentally retarded. She didn't begin acting until her early 20s. Rogers debuted onscreen in Blue Skies Again (1983) as the manager of a girl who wants to join a baseball team. She didn't make another film for three years, meanwhile working extensively on TV; she had regular roles on the TV series "Paper Dolls" and "The Rousers," made guest appearances on a number of shows, and appeared in a few TV movies. She began making her reputation as a screen actress with her portrayal of a Manhattan heiress in Ridley Scott's Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), her fourth film. Most of her films have been unsuccessful, and she has yet to attain star status. For three years she was married to actor Tom Cruise.

Aaron Takahashi (Actor) .. Endo/Rambis

Olivia Thirlby (Actor) .. Alison Palmer

Born: October 06, 1986
Birthplace: New York, United States

Trivia: Actress Olivia Thirlby accepted one of her earliest on-camera roles when she signed to work for director Paul Greengrass on his acclaimed docudrama United 93 -- and thereby delivered a haunting onscreen evocation of the late Nicole Carol Miller, 21-year-old college student and victim of one of the September 11th hijackings. Thirlby subsequently tackled supporting roles in such productions as David Gordon Green's explosive small-town drama Snow Angels (2007) and Jason Reitman's seriocomedy Juno (2007), then teamed up with Lili Taylor and X-Files stalwart David Duchovny for Vincent Perez's supernatural thriller The Secret (2007). The following year Thirlby made her stage debut in the 2008 off-Broadway production of Farragut North, and in 2009 she played the recurring role of Suzanne, Jonathan's ex-girlfriend, on HBO's Bored to Death. A supporting appearance in No Strongs Attached preceded a leading role in the sci-fi dud The Darkest Hour, and after lending her voice to David Gordon Green's animated comedy series Good Vibes, she landed the plum role of a young artist who upsets the delicate balance of a California household in the low-key drama Nobody Walks. But that was all talk, and Thirlby fans who craved a bit more action got exactly what they were looking for when she teamed with Karl Urban to battle a vicious gang of futuristic drug dealers in Dredd -- a feature adaptation of long-running comic strip that originated in the British science fiction comic 2000 A.D. (and was previously adapted for the screen in a 1995 Sylvester Stallone vehicle).

Whitney Cummings (Actor) .. Holly Munk

Born: September 04, 1982
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Trivia: Comedian, actress and writer Whitney Cummings first caught audience's attention as a cast member on the reality prank series Punk'd. The former model began cutting her teeth as a stand-up comic in the early-2000's, and soon began appearing on shows like The Tonight Show and Chelsea Lately. Without at doubt, Cummings' career hit a new high in 2011, when two shows she produced and wrote, 2 Broke Girls and Whitney, both were picked up by major networks, with Cummings also starring in the latter.

Ignacio Serricchio (Actor) .. Edmundo/Dirty Eddie Sanchez

Born: April 19, 1982
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Trivia: Moved to Mexico City with his family when he was 11 and lived there for a little over 7 years.Moved to New York City with his family after high school.After his sophomore year in college, his family moved to Los Angeles, and he transferred from Syracuse University to Loyola Marymount University.Was cast on General Hospital at the beginning of his senior year in college.El Recluso is his first work in his native language (Spanish).Volunteers at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

Nicky Whelan (Actor) .. Nadia

Born: May 10, 1981
Birthplace: Victoria, Australia

Trivia: Is the granddaughter of AFL Brownlow Medallist Marcus Whelan. Voted Inside Sport's Model of the Year in 2004. First film role was in 2004 playing Chrissie in the telemovie Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge. Worked on several shows as a TV presenter, including travel show Coxy's Big Break in 2004 and lifestyle show Melbourne Woman in 2005. Played the role of Heidi "Pepper" Steiger from 2006 to '07 on Neighbours. First major U.S. film role was playing Leigh in 2011's Hall Pass.

Patrick Carlyle (Actor) .. Andrew

GloZell Green (Actor) .. Attractive Traveler

Tristin Mays (Actor) .. Cute Bridesmaid

Born: June 10, 1990
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Trivia: Appeared in commercials as a child actor for companies including Kraft Cheese, Sunkist and McDonald's. Secured a patent for half socks in 2003. Starred in the Broadway production of The Lion King as Young Nala in 2006. Was a member of the musical group Jane3, which released a 2008 single titled "Screensaver." Appeared in the web series Private in 2009 and costarred in the 2011 web comedy FAIL. Owns her own company, Trizzio, which has a handbag, jewelry and accessory product line. Works with the Rujohn Foundation.

Robert Towers (Actor) .. Lou

Born: April 29, 1952

Trivia: With his gaunt features and seemingly effortless ability to wax manic, character actor Robert Towers specialized in misfits, freaks, nutty villains, and all-around eccentrics. He took one of his earliest bows on-camera in 1969, as a wiseacre human jack-in-the-box on an episode of Bewitched entitled "Samantha's Shopping Spree," then appeared over the years in a variety of features, including the 1987 Masters of the Universe (as one of Skeletor's henchmen), Blake Edwards's 1991 comedy Switch (as a mental patient), and David Fincher's elaborate epic fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), opposite Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. On-stage, Towers's accomplishments include a memorable portrayal of Pappy in UCLA's 2008 theatrical production of Lil' Abner.

Neal Israel (Actor) .. Rabbi Steinsaltz

Born: August 01, 1956

Justine Ezarik (Actor) .. Stuart's Wife Pam

Born: March 20, 1984
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Trivia: Has appeared in several films including The Wedding Ringer and Lazer Team. Has appeared in several television series including The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange and Chopped. Won a Webby Award for Best Web Personality/Host in 2011. Won a Streamy Award for Best Lifestyle Series in 2015. Released a book titled I, Justine in 2015. Served as boardroom advisor to Arnold Schwarzenegger on The New Celebrity Apprentice.

Tyler Michael Brown (Actor) .. Batting Cage Kid

Peter Gilroy (Actor) .. PJ The Waiter

Born: October 18, 1989

Josh Peck (Actor) .. Bad Best Man

Born: November 10, 1986
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Trivia: Actor Josh Peck rose to fame as a teen star, initially thanks to a frequent presence on the Nickelodeon children's television network. He began with a multi-season stint on the youth-oriented sketch comedy variety series The Amanda Show (as one of the ensemble players supporting lead Amanda Bynes), and then received title billing on his own series, Drake & Josh, which ran from 2004 to 2007. In that program, Peck played one of two constantly quarreling teens who inadvertently wind up as stepbrothers when their single parents wed -- then engage in a series of colorful adventures together and forge the closest of friendships. Commensurate with the long-running success and popularity of this program, Peck was able to branch out into movies with minimal effort -- in such films as (the Nickelodeon-produced) Max Keeble's Big Move, Ice Age: The Meltdown (where he provided the voice of Eddie), and a supporting role as Ronnie in the Owen Wilson comedy Drillbit Taylor (2008). The initially chubby Peck also made headlines for losing a prodigious amount of weight in a concerted effort to get fit and healthy. He later reflected on his body image: "It's my responsibility as a role model to keep up an image and help young people."Once Drake & Josh ended in 2007, Peck played the lead in The Wackness, a coming of age film set in 1994. The film earned favorable reviews and helped Peck launch his adult career, though he still made occasional appearances on Nickelodeon shows. He reprised his role of Eddie in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) and Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012). Also in 2012, the long-shelved remake of Red Dawn was finally released (the movie was filmed in 2009) and Peck nabbed the voice role of Casey Jones in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series. After memorable guest appearances on The Mindy Project and The Big Bang Theory, Peck landed on Grandfathered, opposite John Stamos, in the fall of 2015.

Hal Jeffrin (Actor) .. Band Leader

Rawson Thurber (Actor) .. Cop

Born: February 09, 1975

Amy Okuda (Actor) .. Lurch's Wife Marci

Born: March 06, 1989
Birthplace: Torrance, California, United States

Trivia: Played basketball starting at age 5, until she sustained an injury in the seventh grade prompting her to take dance classes to stretch her body. Performed in commercials for Canon, Shoe Carnival and Japanese soft-drink company Suntory; also did voice-over work for an AT&T radio campaign. Has appeared in print ads for Apple, Verizon and American Express, among others. After years studying solely as a dancer in her teens, she was encouraged by her manager to take up acting to widen her career opportunities. First recurring role was Tinkerballa in the award-winning show The Guild. Landed one of the 20 coveted spots in ABC's Diversity Talent Showcase in 2014 for which 7,000 people applied, and approximately 700 were chosen to audition.

Jeffrey Ross (Actor) .. Hal Lane

Born: September 13, 1965
Birthplace: Springfield, New Jersey, United States

Trivia: When standup comic-turned-television personality Jeffrey Ross emerged as a celebrity during the early 2000s, he specialized almost exclusively in aggressive insult humor, prompting at least one periodical to term him "The Meanest Man in Comedy." Throughout, he exhibited tremendous influence by Don Rickles and others of the same ilk. In fact, Ross soon began to headline celebrity-themed "roasts" in the Rickles vein. A native of New Jersey, Ross attended Boston University as a film and broadcasting major and political minor. He spent his first decade on camera doing guest appearances on series programs including Greg the Bunny, Six Feet Under, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and in films such as Jeffrey (1995) and Celtic Pride (1996).Ross (who joined the New York Friars' Club in 1995) commenced his roasts with a live set devoted to skewering comic Drew Carey, and it attained such popularity that it led to follow-up roasts for the likes of Hugh Hefner, Pamela Anderson, Donald Trump, William Shatner, and others. In the interim, Ross turned into something of a fixture on the Comedy Central network (particularly on its Man Show), and on MTV, where he and SNL vet Tracy Morgan briefly enjoyed lead billing on an edgy animated series called Where My Dogs At? (The program, which depicted two crass dogs wandering around Hollywood and insulting celebrities, so offended some viewers that the network promptly pulled it.)In 2005, Ross debuted as a director by helming, scripting, and starring in the comedy concert film Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie -- a filmed record of his standup tour of Iraq during the U.S. occupation. That same year, he also delivered a memorably colorful monologue in Penn Jillette's standup documentary The Aristocrats. In the years to follow, Ross broke into reality television as a judge on ABC's popular summer series The Next Best Thing, and participated as a contestant in season seven of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. Producers paired him up with professional dancer Edyta Sliwinska.He continued to maintain his status as "Roastmaster General" by appearing at a number of celebrity roasts, acted in the romantic comedy A Novel Romance, and helped write the Robert DeNiro/Kristen Wiig vehicle The Comedian.

Joe Namath (Actor) .. Football Legend

Born: May 31, 1943

Trivia: Lead actor and former star quarterback Namath appeared onscreen from 1970.

John Riggins (Actor) .. Football Legend

Born: August 04, 1949

Ed Jones (Actor) .. Football Legend

Born: February 23, 1951

David Burr (Actor) .. Father McNulty

Anthony L. Fernandez (Actor) .. Angel

Lisa Donovan (Actor) .. Flight Attendant

Born: June 11, 1980

Jessica Grace Namath (Actor) .. Party Trick Girl

Olivia Rose Namath (Actor) .. Party Trick Girl

Tracey Graves (Actor) .. Party Trick Girl

Steve Greene (Actor) .. Groom Chris

Steve Terada (Actor) .. Male Flight Attendant

Ashley Jones (Actor) .. Babs Fremont

Born: September 03, 1976

Lindsay Pearce (Actor) .. Alexandra Plylow

Jackie Wade (Actor) .. Party Girl

Nikki Leigh (Actor) .. 15 Year Old Girl

Kaley Cuoco (Actor) .. Sweeting-Gretchen Palmer

Born: November 30, 1985
Birthplace: Camarillo, California, United States

Trivia: Kaley Cuoco began modeling and acting at the tender age of six, when she was cast in the TV movie Quicksand: No Escape. Growing up in front of the camera, the young actress continued to appear as the requisite little girl in movies like Virtuosity and Picture Perfect until she was cast as teenage daughter Bridget on the sitcom 8 Simple Rules. TV would prove to be the actor's bread and butter, and she would go on to star on Charmed, 6Teen, and Monster Allergy, not to mention The Big Bang Theory, a show that earned her legions of fans as Penny, the hot neighbor of two geeky physicists (Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons). Cuoco also continued to appear in films, though on a much smaller scale compared to her TV work. She appeared in a supporting role in the Easter film Hop in 2011, and played the female lead opposite Kevin Hart and Josh Gad in The Wedding Ringer in 2015.

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