Ready To Rumble

David Arquette (Gordie Boggs) was most recently seen reprising his starring role from "Scream" and "Scream 2," as the beloved former Deputy Dewey Riley in the trilogy finale "Scream 3." Arquette also recently starred opposite Drew Barrymore in the big-screen comedy "Never Been Kissed." He then had a turn at romantic comedy, playing opposite his wife Courteney Cox Arquette in "The Shrink Is In." Continuing his relationship with Warner Bros. Pictures, Arquette will be toplining an upcoming comedy about a postal worker who takes in a stray dog that turns out to be a refugee from the Witness Protection Program. Robert Simonds ("The Wedding Singer") will produce the film, as yet untitled. In five consecutive years, Arquette appeared in five independent films that were selected for the Sundance Film Festival. He co-produced and acted in two of the films, "Dream With the Fishes" and "johns." "The Alarmist," in which he starred opposite Stanley Tucci and Kate Capshaw, was selected for Sundance 1998. Arquette made his stage debut in Los Angeles at the Tiffany Theatre, performing the lead role of Frank-n-Furter in the 25th Anniversary revival of Richard O'Brien's "The Rocky Horror Show." Arquette also leads the band Ear 2000, whose single, "The Race," is on the gold-selling "Scream 2" soundtrack. Ear 2000's next single, "Click Click," is on the "Scream 3" soundtrack. Oliver Platt (Jimmy King) has become one of the film community’s busiest and most respected actors. In 1998, Platt gave a critically acclaimed performance as Warren Beatty’s political advisor in Beatty’s controversial political drama, "Bulworth." Directly after that, he starred as a villain in Eddie Murphy’s comedy hit, "Dr. Doolittle." The actor also starred in "Simon Birch" and opposite Stanley Tucci in the Tucci-directed "The Imposters" (which also starred Isabella Rossellini, Lili Taylor, Steve Buscemi and Michael Rapaport). He was most recently seen opposite Bridget Fonda and Bill Pullman in David E. Kelley’s "Lake Placid" and opposite Neve Campbell and Matthew Perry in the Warner Bros. comedy, "Three to Tango," "Gunshy," opposite Liam Neeson and Sandra Bullock, and Chris Columbus’ "Bicentennial Man". Platt’s list of extensive and diverse feature film starring roles include "Executive Decision," "A Time to Kill," "Indecent Proposal," "Married to the Mob," "Postcards From the Edge," "Working Girls," "Flatliners," "Benny and Joon," "Tall Tales," "The Adventures of Pecos Bill," "Crusoe" and "The Three Musketeers." He also enjoyed acclaim for his starring role in the dark comedy "Funny Bones," opposite Jerry Lewis and Lee Evans. The son of a career diplomat, Platt graduated from Tufts University with a degree in drama and immediately began working in regional and Off-Broadway theatre in such productions as "The Tempest," "Moon Over Miami," "Sparks in the Park" and "Urban Blight," before starring in the Lincoln Center production of "Ubu" and the Mike Nichols-produced "Elliot Loves." Los Angeles native Scott Caan (Sean Dawkins) most recently completed production on the Jerry Bruckheimer film "Gone in 60 Seconds," co-starring alongside Nicolas Cage and Giovanni Ribisi. He can currently be seen in New Line Cinema's "The Boiler Room," with Ben Affleck and Giovanni Ribisi, which premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. Caan previously worked with "Ready to Rumble" director Brian Robbins on the hit film "Varsity Blues." Caan's other feature film credits include "Enemy of the State," James Toback's "Black and White," and numerous independent films including "Nowhere to Go," "Bongwater," Greg Araki's "Nowhere" and "Lunchtime Special." Caan is also a screenwriter, having recently sold "Chasing the Party: How Hugh Hefner Saved My Life," an original screenplay, to Disney, with Jerry Bruckheimer set to produce. The film is slated for production early next year with Caan attached to star. Bill Goldberg (Goldberg) is quickly making a name for himself in movies, having made his feature film debut opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in "Universal Soldier: The Return." Owner of wrestling's longest winning streak, 170-0, Goldberg is one of the most successful and charismatic stars of the WCW with signature moves like the "spear" and the "jackhammer." Before his wrestling success, Goldberg's relentless, attacking style attracted two-time All-SEC honors as nose guard for the University of Georgia Bulldogs and pro football stints with the Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Rams. Born and raised in Tulsa, OK, the son of a doctor and a concert violinist, Goldberg champions the cause for animals as spokesman for the Humane Society of the United States. He has twice spoken to Congress on Capitol Hill concerning animal-fighting laws. In addition to his star turn in "Ready To Rumble," Goldberg has appeared in the television projects "The Jesse Ventura Story" and "Love Boat: The Next Wave." He has also been featured on the covers of the country's best-selling magazines and newspapers, and on top rated TV shows, including "Tonight Show with Jay Leno." Rose McGowan (Sasha), one of six children, was raised in Florence, Italy, by American expatriates. She returned to the United States and, after many relocations, settled in Seattle. A chance trip to Los Angeles resulted in McGowan winning a role in Greg Araki’s dark and stylish road movie "The Doom Generation." McGowan’s performance earned her a nomination for Best Newcomer at the 1996 Independent Spirit Awards. Also in 1996, Rose appeared as Tatum, Sydney’s doomed best friend, in Wes Craven’s hit horror film "Scream." In 1997, McGowan held the distinction of starring in four films which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival: the coming-of-age film "Going All The Way," "Louis & Clark & George," Greg Araki’s "Nowhere" and the short film "Seed." In 1998, McGowan starred with Ben Affleck and Peter O’Toole in the thriller "Phantoms" and starred in the independent film "Southie," winner of Best Picture at the Seattle Film Festival. Most recently McGowan starred in TriStar Pictures’ "Jawbreaker" and recently completed work on "Monkey Bone," with Brendan Fraser. Diamond Dallas Page (Diamond Dallas Page), the People's Champion, has enjoyed an incredible ride to wrestling stardom. He has tag-teamed with Karl Malone and Jay Leno, won two WCW World Heavyweight Championships and even married Kimberly, the head Nitro Girl! Against all odds, Diamond Dallas Page (DDP) parlayed his charisma as a Florida nightclub owner to become a color commentator in the Minnesota-based AWA federation. He continued his career in reverse, going from manager to wrestler to champion. This Jersey Shore native is an anomaly of success spawned from a Trojan work ethic, encyclopedic wrestling knowledge and unshakable confidence. Page paved the way to glory with his patented Diamond-Cutter, one of the most devastating moves in the sport. Drawing motivation from Muhammad Ali and Satchel Page inspired DDP to impressive championships in every WCW heavyweight category. DDP and his wife Kimberly are very active in Page's own charity, Bang It Out For Books, which helps to fight illiteracy and promote the benefits of reading. DDP, who overcame dyslexia to conquer his fear of reading as a child, has partnered with Scholastic to match donations to local schools for educational materials. Page is also very busy promoting his autobiography, Positively Page, and maintains his own internet fan club, "The Union of Diamond Cutters" at www.ddpbang.com. DDP has appeared on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee," "Later" and "Late Show with Craig Kilborn." He played a featured role in the TBS Superstation movie "First Daughter," which drew basic cable's largest movie audience of all time. Joe Pantoliano (Titus Sinclair) recently starred opposite Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne in Warner Bros.’ sci-fi action thriller, "The Matrix," directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski. He previously worked with the Wachowski brothers on the hit suspense thriller "Bound," starring Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly. Prior to that, Pantoliano also starred with Tommy Lee Jones and Wesley Snipes in "U.S. Marshals," reprising the role of Cosmo Renfro that he first played in the Academy Award-nominated hit thriller "The Fugitive." He also stars in the recently released Avi Nesher-directed drama, "Taxman" co-starring Elizabeth Berkley, which Pantoliano also associate produced. The suspenseful drama has been receiving highly acclaimed critical notice. His other credits include Taylor Hackford’s "The Idolmaker," "The Final Terror," "Eddie And the Cruisers," "Risky Business," "The Mean Season," "Goonies," "Running Scared," "La Bamba," Steven Spielberg’s "Empire Of The Sun," "Used People," Martin Brest’s "Midnight Run," "Baby’s Day Out," "The Fugitive," "Bad Boys" and "Congo." Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, Pantoliano landed his first professional role in 1972 when he played Billy Bibbit in the national touring company of "One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest." He worked in regional theater and has appeared in more than 40 Off-Broadway productions, including "Vision Of Kerouac" at the Lion Theatre, "The Death Star" at the Theatre of St. Clements and "The Off-Season" at the New Dramatist’s Guild. In 1976 Pantoliano moved to Hollywood and appeared in the ABC series "McNamara’s Band" and in "Free Country," starring Rob Reiner and directed by James Burrows. Burrows then cast Pantoliano in the role of Maggio, originally played by Frank Sinatra, in the NBC miniseries "From Here to Eternity." Pantoliano was later nominated for a CableACE Award for an episode of HBO’s "Tales From The Crypt". Pantoliano is the winner of a DramaLogue Award and a Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in "Orphans." His second DramaLogue Award for Best Actor was received for "Italian American Reconciliation," written by John Patrick Shanley. He recently completed filming a starring role in "The Life Before This" on location in Canada. The film, which also co-stars Catherine O'Hara, will be released later this year. Other upcoming releases include "Black and White," a film about a group of white high school teens who get involved with Harlem's black hip-hop crowd, by writer/director James Toback. The film also co-stars Scott Caan, Robert Downey, Jr., Stacy Edwards and Gaby Hoffmann. Additionally, Pantoliano will be seen opposite Guy Pearce and Carrie-Anne Moss in the independent film for New Market Capital group, "Memento," by writer/director Chris Nolan. Martin Landau’s (Sal) won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1994 for his memorable performance as Bela Lugosi in Tim Burton’s "Ed Wood," and was nominated twice before, in 1988 for his performance as Abe Karatz in Francis Ford Coppola’s "Tucker: The Man and His Dream," and again in 1989 for his role as Judah Rosenthal in Woody Allen’s "Crimes and Misdemeanors." His performance in "Ed Wood" also earned the Los Angeles Film Critics Award, The New York Film Critics Circle Awards, The National Society of Critics Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award. For his work in film and television, he has earned three Golden Globe Awards, three CableACE nominations, one CableACE Award and three Emmy nominations. With over seventy-five feature film credits spanning forty years, some of his recent films include Ron Howard’s "Edtv," "Carlo’s Wake," "The Joyriders," "The X-Files" and "Rounders." "The New Adventures of Pinocchio," "Very Mean Men" and "Shiner," with Michael Caine, are scheduled for release in 2000. On television, he is best known for his starring roles in the enduring series "Mission Impossible" (1966-70) and "Space: 1999" (1974-77), as well as numerous appearances on classic shows such as "The Outer Limits," "The Twilight Zone," "The Untouchables," "The Wild, Wild West" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," among others. Born in Brooklyn, Landau studied fine art at the Pratt Institute. At seventeen, he worked as an artist at the New York Daily News. Against two thousand other applicants, Landau was accepted into Lee Strasberg’s world-renowned Actor’s Studio, along with only one other pupil, Steve McQueen. Landau soon moved into professional theater and a new mass medium, "live" television, where he starred in several network programs. It was his national tour of Paddy Chayefsky’s hit Broadway play, "Middle of the Night," which finally brought Landau to the West Coast and garnered the attention of such film directors and producers as Alfred Hitchcock ("North by Northwest"), Lewis Milestone ("Pork Chop Hill"), George Stevens ("The Greatest Story Ever Told"), John Sturges ("The Hallelujah Trail"), Henry Hathaway ("Nevada Smith") and Joseph L. Mankiewicz ("Cleopatra"). Landau has received several prestigious Lifetime Achievement awards: the German Golden Camera Award from the Berlin Film Festival, the REMI Award from the Houston Film Festival, the Wedgewood Award from the renowned Goodman Theater of Chicago and the Achievement Award from the Charleston Film Festival as well as the 1999 Lifetime Achievement Diversity Award. Landau is currently the Executive Director of the Actor’s Studio’s West Coast branch, a post he shares with film directors Mark Rydell and Sydney Pollack. For more than a quarter of a century, Landau has guided the talents of such actors as James Dean, Warren Oates, Harry Dean Stanton, Angelica Huston and Jack Nicholson. Landau is also a partner in a major production and management company, Firestorm Pictures, developing and producing small budget films.
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