Irresistible

Steve Carell (Actor) .. Gary Zimmer

Born: August 16, 1963
Birthplace: Concord, Massachusetts, United States

Trivia: Possessing a sort of surreal, outlandish, and childish comic persona that is only enhanced by his deceptively straight-laced appearance, comic performer Steve Carell first gained a faithful following thanks to an enduring run as a correspondent on the popular Comedy Central news satire series The Daily Show. Though Carell had been performing on the small screen in such shows as The Dana Carvey Show and Over the Top since the early '90s, it was his grating but hilariously obnoxious reports on The Daily Show that truly made him a talent to watch.A native of Concord, MA, and an alumni of Chicago's famed Second City comedy troupe, Carell gained early experience with stints at the Windy City's Goodman and Wisdom Bridge Theaters. Following his feature debut in the 1991 comedy Curly Sue, Carell made a name for himself in television as a writer/performer on The Dana Carvey Show. In the years that followed, he would frequently alternate between film and television, and he continued to do so after joining the cast of The Daily Show in 1999. Sharp-eared television viewers would recognize Carell as the voice of crime-fighter Gary (a role that he played opposite Daily Show co-star Stephen Colbert) on Saturday Night Live's popular TV Funhouse segment "The Ambiguously Gay Duo." Following roles in such little-seen features as Tomorrow Night and Suits, Carell would return to the small screen for a key supporting role in ex-Seinfeld star Julia Louis-Dreyfus' short-lived sitcom Watching Ellie.In 2003, Carell nearly stole the show from comic megastar Jim Carrey with his role as an obnoxious television newscaster in the heavenly comedy Bruce Almighty, before once again stepping into a faux television studio to portray cerebrally challenged weather forecaster Brick Tamland in the 2004 Will Ferrell vehicle Anchorman. Carell then stepped out of the newsroom and into cubicle-land for the lead in NBC's American remake of the popular British sitcom The Office, for which he won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 2005. Carell also made a brief but indelible cameo opposite Anchorman co-star Ferrell in the big-screen adaptation of Bewitched.Carell's Anchorman colleagues also aided him in realizing his breakout role, later that same summer: the hapless innocent title character of The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Written by Carell and co-scripted and directed by Anchorman producer Judd Apatow, the raunchy-yet-sweet comedy had an inauspicious August release, yet its bawdy, adult-oriented laughs resonated with much of the same audience that made The Wedding Crashers an R-rated success story just a few weeks prior. Like Ferrell before him, Carell suddenly found himself in the enviable position of being able to pick and choose from a number of high-priced, high-profile comedic starring roles, among them the Bruce Almighty sequel Evan Almighty, as well as Get Smart, Horton Hears a Who!, and Dinner For Schmucks. Carrel would continue to pepper his resume with low-key roles as well, however, appearing in dramedies like Dan in Real Life and Crazy, Stupid, Love.He continued to work steadily in smaller films like The Way Way Back and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, as well as sequels like Despicable Me 2 and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. In 2014 Carell picked up the first Oscar nomination of his career for playing against type as the billionaire John DuPont in Bennett Miller's true-crime psychological drama Foxcatcher.

Rose Byrne (Actor) .. Faith Brewster

Born: July 24, 1979
Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Trivia: Though Australian-born actress Rose Byrne made her film debut in 1994, when she played a supporting role in the eccentric drama Dallas Doll alongside Sandra Bernhard and Jake Blundell, her breakout performances within her native country were both on the small screen; namely, in the soap opera Echo Point and the long-running drama series Heartbreak High. After developing a fan base and gaining some critical recognition, Byrne was cast alongside fellow Aussie Heath Ledger in Two Hands (1999), which featured the actress playing an innocent country girl whose would-be suitor has unwittingly found himself in the midst of a mafia scandal. Though she undoubtedly caught the eye of American filmmakers after Two Hands' premiere at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, Byrne wouldn't appear in an American film until several years later, when she made a very small appearance in a very big movie -- Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones. However, before Star Wars, Byrne starred in two little-known, but nonetheless significant, Australian parts, including her first lead role in The Goddess of 1967 (2000), in which she portrayed a blind, emotionally unstable orphan, and My Mother Frank, which featured her as the unrequited love interest of a pining college student. After the 2002 release of Attack of the Clones, Byrne could be seen in a minor but indelible supporting role in Matt Dillon's City of Ghosts. Byrne went on to perform in two critically acclaimed Australian features -- The Rage in Placid Lake (2003) and The Night We Called It a Day (2003) -- as well as the U.K. release I Capture the Castle (2003), in which she co-starred as the beautiful daughter of a once-grand English family. In 2004, Byrne played a supporting role in Wolfgang Petersen's big-budget historical epic Troy, and went on to star with Josh Hartnett, Matthew Lillard, and Troy alumna Diane Kruger in director Paul McGuigan's thriller Wicker Park. In 2006 she was cast in a supporting role in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette. In 2007 she had a hit on the small-screen as one of the leads in the series Damages. Although she continued to work steadily in movies as well, she didn't find herself in a big hit until 2011 when she was one of the main characters in the Oscar nominated comedy Bridesmaids. That same year she also appeared in X-Men: First Class as Dr. Moira MacTaggert.Byrne soon became a mainstay in the comedy world, appearing in The Internship, Neighbors and Spy. She also appeared in the 2014 remake of Annie, playing Grace, and reprised her role of in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016).

Chris Cooper (Actor) .. Jack Hastings

Born: July 09, 1951
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Trivia: Having spent much of his youth on his father's Missouri cattle ranch, it is not surprising that supporting and leading actor of stage, screen, and television Chris Cooper has specialized in playing cowboys, ranchers, and other hardworking men. His rugged Everyman demeanor has best been put to use by filmmaker John Sayles, who cast him in a number of his films, beginning with 1987's Matewan.Cooper's interest in the theater began in his late teens, when he designed and constructed sets for a community group. Following high school, he studied agriculture and acting at the University of Missouri before moving to New York City in hopes of making it on the stage. It took awhile, but by 1980 he was starring in productions like Of the Fields Lately, The Ballad of Soapy Smith, and Cobb, in which he played the title role. His film debut came in 1980, in Nicholas Roeg's Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession. He didn't get his big break until seven years later, when Sayles cast him as Joe Kenehan, a member of the coalminer's union who is sent to a tiny mountain town to organize the workers in Matewan (1987). He again worked with Sayles in City of Hope (1991) and then in Lone Star (1996), for which he won great acclaim playing the enigmatic Sam Deeds, the prodigal son of a tiny Texas town's sheriff who solves a mystery and comes to grips with his relationship with his late father. Subsequently, Cooper -- who had also made his mark on the small screen as cowboy July Johnson in Lonesome Dove (1989) -- appeared as a deputy in a A Time to Kill (1996), Robert Redford's younger brother in The Horse Whisperer (1998), and Ethan Hawke's brother-in-law in Great Expectations. In 1999, the actor again demonstrated his impressive range, first playing a coalminer in October Sky and then turning in a chilling performance as Kevin Spacey's unbalanced neighbor in American Beauty. If Cooper was somewhat lost in the shuffle of 2002's Interstate 60, his Oscar winning performance in that same years' Adaptation would find Cooper receiving lavish praise for his portrayal of a lively orchid hunter. Cast opposite Meryl Streep, Cooper's toothless performance was in turns hilarious, sad and poetic, providing the perfect showcase for his impressive range. In 2003, Cooper was nominated for Best Supporting Actor by the Screen Actors Guild for his turn as a soft-spoken horse trainer in Seabiscuit. Cooper worked steadily through the early 2000s, largely in a supporting capacity. He won no small amount of praise for his work in Syriana and Capote (both 2005), and showed demonstrated his range as an actor in 2007, when he co-starred in The Kingdom, Married Life, and Breach. Cooper lent his voice to Spike Jonze's remake of Maurice Sendak's classic children's novel Where the Wild Things Are, and joined Ben Affleck for a supporting role in The Town, a 2010 crime thriller based on author Chuck Hogan's novel Prince of Thieves. Cooper found more success, however, for his role in Amiga (2010) John Sayles' war drama, in which he played an American military colonel deeply prejudiced against Filipinos. The actor took on a decidedly less serious role as a dastardly villain extraordinaire in The Muppets (2011).

Brent Sexton (Actor) .. Mayor Braun

Born: August 12, 1967
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Trivia: Played Lt. Schrank in a touring production of West Side Story for almost five years after college. A 2005 comedy he starred in, Full Disclosure, became the No. 1 downloaded short film on iTunes. Plays guitar.

Will Sasso (Actor) .. Big Mike

Born: May 24, 1975
Birthplace: Ladner, British Columbia, Canada

Trivia: Character actor Will Sasso commenced onscreen work in the early '90s and -- while known to tackle material from a plethora of genres -- particularly specialized in comic material. From the late '90s through the early 2000s, Sasso honed his comedic skills a cast member of the popular sketch comedy show Madtv. He also guest-starred on such series as The X-Files, Family Guy, and Entourage; had longer stints on the sci-fi series Sliders and the marriage sitcom 'Til Death; and garnered a regular role on the workplace comedy Less Than Perfect from its second to fourth (and final) season. Early film credits include such farces as Ernest Goes to School (1994), Ski School 2 (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), and Beverly Hills Ninja (1997). Sasso teamed with Christopher Guest and company for the acclaimed mockumentary Best in Show (2000), and worked for critical favorite Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko) on that director's darkly comic, dystopian epic Southland Tales in 2006. He had a major part in College Road Trip, but he enjoyed his most high-profile exposure when he was cast as Curly in The Three Stooges in 2012.

C.J. Wilson (Actor) .. Dave Vanelton

Kevin Maier (Actor) .. Councilman Jacobson

Tom Key (Actor) .. Councilman Pietkowski

Alan Aisenberg (Actor) .. Evan

Born: March 18, 1993

Topher Grace (Actor) .. Kurt

Born: July 12, 1978
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Trivia: Lanky, personable, and looking for all the world like Alan Alda's long-lost son, Topher Grace made an impressive film debut with his role in Traffic (2000), Steven Soderbergh's epic and widely acclaimed look at the American war on drugs. Grace received positive notices for his work in the film, which cast him as a cocky prep-school boy who turns his girlfriend (Erika Christensen) on to heroin and cocaine. The role marked a drastic departure from the young actor's regular job on the popular Fox sitcom That '70s Show, where he portrayed Eric Forman, a level-headed and predominantly wholesome high school student coming of age in "Me Decade" Wisconsin.A native New Yorker, Grace was born in the city on July 12, 1978. Raised in Connecticut and Massachusetts, he began acting in school plays and was a student at New Hampshire's Brewster Academy when his performance in a school production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum effectively secured him his first professional job. Among those to see the play were Bonnie and Terry Turner, parents of one of Grace's classmates and the would-be producers of That '70s Show. Impressed with the young actor's work in the play, they tapped him for the role of Eric Forman during his freshman year at the University of Southern California. Grace, who had studied acting at the Groundlings Improvisation School and the Neighborhood Playhouse, made his television debut in 1998, winning over both new fans and critical approval. His acclaimed work in Traffic two years later saw the actor's popularity further increase, acting as another testament to the beginnings of a promising career.While continuing to appear on That '70s Show, Grace remained selective of his film roles. Aside from showing up in a cameo as himself in Traffic director Steven Soderbergh's 2001 remake of Ocean's 11, he didn't appear in a film for three years. However, with his supporting turn in the Julia Roberts drama Mona Lisa Smile, it appeared Grace's film career was building steam.For his first big-screen starring role, Grace played opposite Kate Bosworth and Josh Duhamel in the 2004 love-triangle comedy Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!, which was mostly well received by critics and audiences. Later in 2004, the young actor could be seen in the ensemble film sophomore effort from Roger Dodger director Dylan Kidd, entitled P.S. Cast as a twentysomething student who appears to be the reincarnation of an older woman's deceased high-school sweetheart, Grace offered a sense of soulful gravity to the under-seen romantic fantasy before rounding out his breakthrough year with a powerful performance as an ambitious young executive whose sense of synergy sets the boardroom ablaze in In Good Company. In the short span of just one year, Grace had proven himself capable of believably playing both a lovelorn Piggly Wiggly manager who can't muster the courage to express his love to the woman of his dreams, and an overambitious white-collar powerhouse who discovers something called a soul after casually assuming the position coveted by an experienced ad man twice his age. Whereas most actors of his generation would have been happy doing teen comedies and cashing in on the success of That '70s Show, it was obvious that Grace was opting for quality over quantity in making his transition to the big screen. After wrapping up his impressive run on That '70s Show in 2006, Grace henceforth chose his roles selectively, speaking often about having little hunger for fame, but a big appetite for interesting, fun, or challenging projects. He would appear in a number of feature films over the coming years, ranging form big budge action adventure fare, like Spiderman 3, to lighthearted comedies like Take Me Home Tonight, to offbeat, independent projects, like The Giant Mechanical Man. In 2014, he had a supporting role in Christopher Nolan's sci-fi film Interstellar.

Vince Pisani (Actor) .. Kaplan

Kurt Yue (Actor) .. DNC Staffer

Denise Moyé (Actor) .. DNC Staffer

Will Mclaughlin (Actor) .. Little Mike

Born: February 24, 1969

Blake Jones (Actor) .. Hofbrau Waiter

Denise Moye (Actor) .. DNC Staffer

Eve Gordon (Actor) .. Tonya Vanelton

Born: June 25, 1960

Mackenzie Davis (Actor) .. Diana Hastings

Born: April 01, 1987
Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Trivia: Briefly worked as a model in college. The first film she acted in was Breathe In. Did gender studies in university and is an outspoken feminist. Audited online classes at MIT to learn the Python programming language in preparation for her role as computer hacker Cameron Howe on Halt and Catch Fire. Her hobby is making bone sculptures from mouse skeletons she retrieves from owl pellets.

Christian Adam (Actor) .. Michael

Nickolas Wolf (Actor) .. Phillip

William Smith (Actor) .. Hofbrau Bar Fly

Born: March 24, 1933
Birthplace: Columbia, Missouri

Ian Covell (Actor) .. Dan / Daniel

Gretchen Koerner (Actor) .. Lizzie

Matthew Knott (Actor) .. Wendell

Andrea Frankle (Actor) .. Campaign Worker

William Tokarsky (Actor) .. Campaign Worker

Jason Kirkpatrick (Actor) .. Campaign Worker

Aaron Strand (Actor) .. Campaign Worker

Megan McFarland (Actor) .. Betsy

Christopher Hampton (Actor) .. Kurt's Guy

Born: January 26, 1946
Birthplace: Faial, Açores, Portugal

Trivia: Chris Hampton produced and penned the scripts for a few major films during the 1980s, including Dangerous Liaisons the screenplay for which he earned both an Academy Award and a Writer's Guild Award. He adapted the script from his play of the same title. Hampton was born to British parents in the Azores. While attending Oxford, the 18-year-old Hampton had his first play produced. He became the resident dramatist at the Royal Court in London between 1968 and 1970. Through the '70s, Hampton's reputation as an excellent playwright grew.

Parker Chapin (Actor) .. Tommy

Bruce Altman (Actor) .. Mr. Peeler

Born: July 03, 1955

Debra Nelson (Actor) .. Townhouse Woman

Aaron Marcus (Actor) .. Townhouse Guest

Zele Avradopoulos (Actor) .. Townhouse Guest

Swift Rice (Actor) .. Townhouse Guest

Christian Ruiz (Actor) .. MoSH

Bill Irwin (Actor) .. Elton Chambers

Born: April 11, 1950
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States

Trivia: Bill Irwin certainly qualifies as one of the most unique figures in show business; attempts to compare him to other talent invariably conclude with the observation that there is no one else like Irwin, a testament to his overarching individuality. A native of Santa Monica, Irwin spent periods of his youth in Southern California and Oklahoma, then attended Oberlin College (as a theater arts major) and Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey's Clown College in Florida, where lessons learned in slapstick, pantomime, comedic improvisation, and graceful balletic would continue to inform his art and style throughout his life. Following said education, he spent various periods of time in dramatic ensembles (such as the prestigious Kraken ensemble) and circuses (such as the Frisco-based Pickle Family Circus) and racked up a litany of theatrical accomplishments that included Broadway performances in Waiting for Godot (opposite Steve Martin and Robin Williams) and Accidental Death of an Anarchist (opposite Jonathan Pryce), a critically acclaimed turn in Fool Moon (with the Red City Ramblers), and many other highlights. Meanwhile, on television, Irwin built up a substantial audience of young people with his wordless portrayal of Mr. Noodle (opposite the late Michael Jeter) on the "Elmo's World" segments of Sesame Street. Irwin's feature appearances include A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), Igby Goes Down (2002), Lady in the Water (2007), and Rachel Getting Married (2008), and Higher Ground (2011).

Katlyn Carlson (Actor) .. The Anchors Brooke

Desi Lydic (Actor) .. Fox News Anchor

Born: June 30, 1981
Birthplace: Summit, New Jersey, United States

Trivia: Watched the musical Annie at age 3 and began performing it for her family. Studied acting at the Young Actors Institute at the Youth Performing Arts School in Louisville, KY, as a child. First professional acting break was an appearance in a commercial for Kroger. Has studied and performed at the Groundlings and Improv Olympic in Los Angeles.

Doug Trapp (Actor) .. Fox News Anchor

Karl Kenzler (Actor) .. Fox News Anchor

Richie Moriarty (Actor) .. MSNBC Anchor

Andrea Cirie (Actor) .. CNN Anchor

Brad Lund (Actor) .. Local Cameraman

Candy Crowley (Actor) .. Self

Trevor Potter (Actor) .. Self

Joe Scarborough (Actor) .. Self

Born: April 09, 1963
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Trivia: Played quarterback in high school; went on to coach football while working as a teacher, before his careers in law, politics and TV. Played guitar in a band called Dixon Mills in his college years. At age 31, became the first Republican congressman in 121 years elected to Florida's 1st District, where he served into a fourth term before resigning in 2001. Released his first book, Rome Wasn't Burnt in a Day, in 2005. Inducted into the University of Alabama's College of Communication and Information Sciences Hall of Fame. Named to 2011's TIME 100, the magazine's list of influential people. Published The Florida Sun, an independent weekly newspaper in Pensacola; and has written three books focusing on conservative politics.

Mika Brzezinski (Actor) .. Self

Born: May 02, 1967
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Trivia: Her father, Zbigniew Brzezinski, was named National Security Advisor to President Carter in 1976. In between stints as reporter for ABC and CBS, she worked as a local news reporter and anchor in Hartford. Was a reporter on the scene during 9/11 in Manhattan. Objected on air to reading a lead story concerning Paris Hilton in 2007. Authored her first book, All Things at Once, released in 2010.

Shane Berengue (Actor) .. News Crew (uncredited)

Gloria Bishop (Actor) .. Mike's friend at Fish Fry (uncredited)

Austin Blackburn (Actor) .. Jack's Core Volunteers / Super Pac (uncredited)

Andrew Blood (Actor) .. Jack's Body Man (uncredited)

Kent Booker (Actor) .. Jack's Volunteer (uncredited)

Kadrolsha Ona Carole (Actor) .. Towns Person (uncredited)

Peter Chiamardas (Actor) .. Russian Billionaire (uncredited)

Nic Curtis (Actor) .. Republican Consultant (uncredited)

Fred Galle (Actor) .. Paul Cane (uncredited)

Robert Tinsley (Actor) .. Republican Consultant (uncredited)

Bethany Veasey (Actor) .. CNN Talking Head (uncredited)

Cliff Weissman (Actor) .. Town Hall Moderator (uncredited)

Russ Williamson (Actor) .. Dart Player (uncredited)

Natasha Lyonne (Actor) .. Tina

Born: April 04, 1979
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Trivia: With her wild curls, gawky build, and street-smart attitude, Natasha Lyonne presents a refreshing departure from the many blow-dried, plasticized young actors of her generation. Since appearing in Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You in 1996, Lyonne has consistently wowed critics with her intelligent, no-nonsense portrayals of teenage girls who are anything but typical.Born into a conservative Jewish family on April 4, 1979, in New York City, Lyonne spent her childhood in New York and Israel. She broke into show business early with her role as Opal on Pee-Wee's Playhouse (1986). Her first film of any import (aside from Heartburn (1986), in which she had an uncredited role) was 1993's Dennis the Menace. It was her next film, Everyone Says I Love You, that won Lyonne initial recognition. Critics praised her portrayal of Woody Allen's daughter, praise that was magnified with her role in Tamara Jenkins' The Slums of Beverly Hills (1998). The film won almost unanimous critical praise, as did Lyonne's endearingly jaded portrayal of Vivian Abramowitz. The success of Slums was inversely proportional to that of Lyonne's next film, Krippendorf's Tribe, which also starred Richard Dreyfuss and Jenna Elfman. However, the disappointment of that movie was more than made up for by Lyonne's following project, the very successful American Pie. As the wise and weary Jessica, Lyonne, in the minds of many critics, stole the show with her all-too limited appearance. Fortunately, thanks to both the film's success and her consistently solid performances, it was virtually ensured that critics and audiences alike would be able to see a great deal more of her, though her roles in the sequels American Pie 2 and Scary Movie 2 amounted to little more than glorified cameos, almost unrecognizably so in the case of the latter.

C.J. Wilson (Actor) .. Dave Vanelton

Sasha Morfaw (Actor) .. Gary's Assistant

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