Owen
Wilson (John Beckwith)
The multi-faceted Owen Wilson has made his mark on Hollywood
as both an actor and writer for feature films.
Wilson recently starred in his fourth collaboration with
director Wes Anderson starring in The Life Aquatic alongside
Bill Murray and Cate Blanchett.
He also starred in The Wendell Baker Story directed by
his brothers Andrew and Luke and made a cameo appearance
in Around the World in 80 Days with Jackie Chan and Kathy
Bates. Last Spring, Wilson played the classic television
character Hutch opposite Ben Stiller in the hit comedy
Starsky and Hutch.
His previous work with Wes Anderson includes The Royal
Tenenbaums, for which he and Anderson were nominated for
an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Wilson also
co-wrote and starred in Anderson's first film Bottle Rocket
as well as co-writing and co-executive producing his second
feature Rushmore. He also served as associate producer
on the Oscar winning film As Good as it Gets.
Wilson's additional acting credits include I Spy, Behind
Enemy Lines, Zoolander, Meet the Parents, Shanghai Noon
and its sequel Shanghai Knights with Jackie Chan, Armageddon
and The Cable Guy.
Vince Vaughn (Jeremy Grey)
A potent combination of charm and charisma, Vince Vaughn
has made his mark among today’s generation of talented
young actors and producers.
This past summer, Vaughn starred opposite Ben Stiller
in the hit comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. The
film opened number one on its way to grossing $114 million
at the box office.
Vaughn was also seen last Spring in the role of villain
Reece Felman in Starsky and Hutch, re-teaming with his
Old School director Todd Phillips. Vaughn starred in the
hit comedy Old School the previous summer, alongside Luke
Wilson and Will Ferrell.
Vaughn can currently be seen as Raji, a wannabe rap and
R&B music producer in Gary Gray’s Be Cool for
MGM. The ensemble cast includes John Travolta, Uma Thurman,
Cedric the Entertainer and Andre 3000. Vaughn can also
be seen in Doug Liman’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith for Twentieth
Century Fox. Vaughn plays Eddie, the best friend of John
Smith, played by Brad Pitt. Vaughn appears this fall in
Thumbsucker, alongside Keanu Reeves and Vincent D’Onofrio.
Vaughn first caught the attention of critics and audiences
in Doug Liman’s independent sleeper hit and cult
classic Swingers. In 2001, Vaughn reunited with Swingers
screenwriter and co-star Jon Favreau in the comedy classic
Made.
Vaughn’s film credits include Domestic Disturbance,
The Cell, Psycho, The Prime Gig, Clay Pigeons, Return to
Paradise, A Cool Dry Place, The Locusts, and Steven Spielberg’s
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2.
Vaughn is currently producing and starring in The Break-up,
a romantic comedy co-starring Jennifer Aniston.
Christopher Walken (William Cleary)
Christopher Walken won the 1978 Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actor for his astonishing performance in Michael
Cimino's The Deer Hunter, a role that also earned him
the New York Film Critic's Circle Award, and a Golden
Globe nomination. Walken also received a 2002 Academy
Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and won BAFTA
and SAG awards for his role opposite Leonardo DiCaprio
and Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can.
Christopher Walken's film career skyrocketed after his
unforgettable role as “Duane Hall,” brother
to Diane Keaton's title character in Woody Allen's Oscar-winning
Best Picture Annie Hall. Since then, Walken has appeared
in more than 50 feature films including Herbert Ross' Oscar-nominated
Pennies From Heaven, David Cronenberg's adaptation of Stephen
King's The Dead Zone, James Foley's At Close Range, opposite
Sean Penn, Mike Nichols' Biloxi Blues, based on the Neil
Simon play, Abel Ferrara's gritty crime-drama King Of New
York, Joe Roth's comedy, America’s Sweethearts, co-starring
Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, and John Cusack, and Tony
Scott’s Man on Fire opposite Denzel Washington. Most
recently, Walken starred in the heart warming drama Around
the Bend opposite Michael Caine, and in Frank Oz’s
Stepford Wives opposite Nicole Kidman
Walken has succeeded in creating some of the most memorable
characters in film history, appearing in supporting and
cameo roles such as: "Vincent Coccotti" in Tony
Scott's True Romance, "Captain Koons" in Quentin
Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, "Carlo Bartolucci" in
Suicide Kings, "The Headless Horseman" in Tim
Burton's Sleepy Hollow, and crooked businessman, "Max
Shreck," in Burton's Batman Returns.
Walken began acting and dancing as a boy. He trained to
be a dancer at the Professional Children's School in Manhattan,
and eventually went on to appear in numerous stage plays
and musicals. He received the Clarence Derwent Award for
his performance in the Broadway production of “The
Lion In Winter,” an Obie Award for his role in “The
Seagull,” a Theatre World Award for “The Rose
Tattoo,” and the 1997 Susan Stein Shiva Award for
his work with Joseph Papp's Public Theatre. In the Fall
of 1999, he co-starred in the stage adaptation of James
Joyce's “The Dead.” In the summer of 2001,
Christopher again appeared in a revival of Chekhov's “The
Seagull” for the New York Shakespeare Festival, directed
by Mike Nichols, opposite Meryl Streep.
On television, Walken has hilariously and memorably hosted “Saturday
Night Live” a total of 6 times since 1990 and contributed
a mesmerizing dance performance to the Spike Jonze-directed
music video for Fat Boy Slim's “Weapon of Choice.”
Walken next appears in John Turturro's ensemble musical
Romance and Cigarettes, and has a cameo in New Line