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Robert Bartleh Cummings, more famously known as Rob Zombie, was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on January 12, 1965. He is the oldest son of Louise and Robert Cummings, and has a younger brother, Michael David (aka Spider One; b. 1968), who is the lead singer of Powerman 5000. Growing up, Zombie loved horror movies, which have greatly influenced his music and filmmaking career; in 1983, he graduated from Haverhill High School. After graduating, he moved to New York City to attend Parsons School of Design, also briefly working as a production assistant on Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986).

Zombie and his then-girlfriend, Sean Yseult, co-founded the band White Zombie, named after the Bela Lugosi classic horror film of the same name (White Zombie (1932)). The band released their debut studio album, 'Soul-Crusher', in 1987; their second, 'Make Them Die Slowly', followed in 1989, but generated little buzz.

Following the release of their fourth extended play, however, White Zombie caught the attention of Geffen Records, who in 1992 went on to release their third studio album, 'La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One'. This album sold over two million copies in the U.S., becoming the band's breakout hit. White Zombie's fourth and final album, 'Astro-Creep: 2000 - Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head', was released in 1995 to critical and commercial success, ultimately becoming their most successful album. The band released a remix album in 1996 and disbanded the same year, officially breaking up in 1998.

Rob Zombie began working on a debut album in 1997; 'Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International' came out in 1998, selling over three million copies. Zombie formed his own record label, Zombie-A-Go-Go Records, in 1998.

Zombie composed the original score for the video game Twisted Metal III (1998) and designed a haunted attraction for Universal Studios in 1999. In 2000, he began working on his directional debut, House of 1000 Corpses (2003). Inspired mainly by classics such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), the film was delayed until 2003 due to distributional issues. Though criticized for its explicit depictions of violence and gore, it went on to gross over $16 million and has garnered a cult following.

Zombie's second studio album, 'The Sinister Urge', was released in 2001 and sold over a million copies. In 2002, he married his longtime girlfriend Sheri Moon Zombie, who has appeared in all of his movies to date and often accompanies him on tour to choreograph dance routines and create costumes. Zombie released a sequel to 'House of 1000 Corpses' in 2005, entitled The Devil's Rejects (2005). Although it received much more positive reviews than its predecessor, it was still criticized for its violent content. He released his third studio album, 'Educated Horses', the following year.

In 2007, Zombie decided to focus on his work as a filmmaker for a while; the same year, he would release his most polarizing movie to date: Halloween (2007), a remake of the 1978 classic of the same name (Halloween (1978)). It received a mixed reception, but was a box office hit, and still currently resides as the top Labor Day weekend grosser. Zombie directed a fictitious trailer entitled 'Werewolf Women of the SS' (inspired by the exploitation flick Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975)) for Grindhouse (2007). In 2009, Zombie directed Halloween II (2009), which was critically panned, and The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009), which was based upon one of his comic book series.

Also in 2009, Zombie began working on a new album; 'Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool' came out the following year. In 2011, he directed a horror-themed commercial for Woolite, and began work on a new film, The Lords of Salem (2012). Unlike Zombie's previous efforts, 'The Lords of Salem' focused more on building suspense and a nightmarish, surreal atmosphere and less on brutal violence and excessive profanity. It ultimately received mixed reviews; just after its release, Zombie came out with his fifth studio album, 'Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor', his lowest-selling to date.

Zombie lent his voice to the superhero movie Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). He also began work on 31 (2016), which tells the story of five carnival workers who are trapped and forced to fight for survival against a gang of murderous clowns. It premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in January, and will be released in September. In April, Zombie's sixth studio album, 'The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser', was released. Additionally, he has signed on to direct a film on the life of zany comic Groucho Marx, though a release date is uncertain.

Zombie is most recognized for his heavy metal style of music, influenced by his love of classic horror, and his exploitation/splatter-type movies. Overall, he has sold an estimated fifteen million albums worldwide, and his films have grossed over $150 million in total.

Joseph Ruskin was born on 14 April 1924 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Smokin' Aces (2006), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and The Scorpion King (2002). He was married to Barbara Greene and Patricia Herd. He died on 28 December 2013 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

Tom Bergeron was born on 6 May 1955 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Hollywood Squares (1998), Dancing with the Stars (2005) and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001). He has been married to Lois Harmon since 22 May 1982. They have two children.

Spider One was born on 25 August 1968 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Bury the Bride (2023), The Glass House (2001) and Titan A.E. (2000).

Edmund Hashim was born on 2 June 1933 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Hellfighters (1968), The Green Hornet (1966) and Giacobbe ed Esau (1963). He died on 2 July 1974 in New York, New York, USA.

Josh Goldstein was born on 10 September 1996 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA.

Herbert James "Jimmy" Noel was born May 15, 1903 in Haverhill Massachusetts, the youngest of four children, and son of Walter and Annie Noel.

After graduating from high school, Noel worked in entertainment as a theater actor, musician, and singer. Proficient on piano, guitar, drums, banjo, and as a singer, he worked briefly for Paul Whitemanin the early 1930's, leaving in 1935. He eventually started his own band, "The Rhythm Boys," (no relation to the group with Bing Crosby), specializing in blues music.

Noel was married at least twice. The first marriage was to to Delories Ziegfield (distantly related to Florenz Ziegfield) in 1933. It ended in divorce after about a year. The second marriage was to Dawn Hope, a theater actress who was the daughter of the well-known and eccentric actress Adele Blood Hope. The marriage ended after 18 months under unusual circumstances, when Dawn Hope took her life following the couple's unexpected visit to a nudist camp (neither of them was a naturalist). Neither marriage produced children.

Around 1936, Noel took a job as a policeman in Chicago, moonlighting as a musician. In 1943, he moved to Los Angeles. His day job is unknown, but he worked in a handful of movies and as a musician until 1952.

The rapid growth of television required many more actors and extras, and the Western genre gained popularity in the early 1950's. The reliable Noel had the natural look of a cowboy, and he found work in such as "Range Rider," "The Gene Autry Show," " Annie Oakley," and "Death Valley Days." When the public's love of Westerns caused a wide proliferation of the genre in the late 1950's, Noel was kept busy as a background player and occasional bit roles. His 140+ appearances on "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" was second only to the show's star Hugh O'Brian, and he worked on most other Westerns of the era, prolifically with those on CBS.

But it was "Gunsmoke" where Noel found steady work. He had 227 appearances on the show. More importantly, his close similarity, from a distance, to costar Milburn Stone (Doc) landed him weekly work on the series as Stone's stand-in and stunt double.

When Gunsmoke went off the air in 1974, and with TV gravitating from the rural/western genres to more reality-based shows, Noel found work much scarcer. His health declined in later years, and he spent the last four years of his life at the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, dying on January 31, 1985.

Harold Livingston was born on 4 September 1924 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Mission: Impossible (1966) and Future Cop (1976). He died on 28 April 2022 in Westlake Village, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Nancy E. Carroll was born on 27 September 1952 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Boston Strangler (2023), Spotlight (2015) and Olive Kitteridge (2014). She died on 31 December 2022 in Milton, Massachusetts, USA.

Brian Evans was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts. At age 11 he knew there was something different about him. While most kids were spending their adolescence listening to rock stations and rap, Brian was listening to old-time crooners like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.

His long journey began as an actor, appearing on TV commercials for candy bars such as "Twix," and for McDonalds, and Brian quickly moved into doing movies such as Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987) with Charles Bronson and Book of Love (1990), a movie directed by Robert Shaye, the founder of New Line Cinema, and also the man behind the "Lord of The Rings" success. "Book of Love" remains the only film he directed for New Line, casting Brian in the role of "Schank."

Brian then was asked to do a guest appearance on a new TV series called "Beverly Hills Brats. He appeared on the pilot episode, which was a 90-minute TV movie, special later renamed "Beverly Hills, 90210." While waiting to see what happened with "90210," Brian took a guest spot on Full House (1987) playing the role of Keanu, the boyfriend of Kimmy, played by Andrea Barber.

It wasn't acting Brian longed to do, though, as his passion was to be a crooner, like the ones he listened to as a kid. Brian moved to Canada to spend time with friends, and decided to do a CD of big band crooner standards. He didn't have the money to hire a full big band, so he licensed karaoke tracks with the permission of the karaoke company. The CD sounded great, but Brian was nervous about releasing it anywhere but in Canada, figuring that if people didn't like it, he could always go back to Los Angeles where nobody would know he released the album in Canada.

He couldn't have been more wrong. The CD was released to rave reviews in Canada, climbing to #1 of the HMV Music Chain charts for independent musicians, and the funny thing was that reviewers raved about how great the band was on this new CD, when the "band" was actually karaoke tracks. That CD led to Brian being asked to perform at The Desert Inn, where his idol Sinatra had performed for years (Brian Frank Sinatra in 1993 at a benefit for his wife Barbara's Palm Springs help center).

Brian couldn't believe that he was now playing at The Desert Inn, the world-famous casino where he'd hang his hat for nearly two years. He recorded an album called "Brian Evans - Live at The Desert Inn,". He has since performed at Bally's, The MGM Grand and The Tropicana.

While performing at The Desert Inn, Brian signed a record deal to record and license his albums, now more than 17 CDs, to countries throughout Asia. His records are released in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, The Republic of China and The Philippines, and he just released a new CD in the US to rave reviews, featuring his remakes of such classic 80s hits as Van Halen's "Jump" and The Fine Young Cannibals' "She Drives Me Crazy," along with his original song "You."

In fact, Grammy Magazine names Brian along with Norah Jones and Rod Stewart as among the newest relevant crooners of our generation, and notable artists such as Dionne Warwick, Frankie Valli, Rich Little, Al Stewart, Michael McDonald and others likely agree, given they've allowed Brian the honor of opening for them all.

He has also sung "The Star Spangled Banner" at 17 professional major league baseball, hockey and basketball games, including ones at Fenway Park for The Boston Red Sox, The Great Western Forum for the Lakers, and GM Place in Vancouver for The Grizzlies. Also an author who published "Dreamer" in 1994, Brian has seen his love for stand-up and acting turn into a singing career.

Brian now lives in Wailea, Hawaii, and Las Vegas, Nevada, where he shares homes. Brian and his band are already preparing to record a new album and are readying for new shows in Las Vegas and around the world.

Ruth Finley was born on 14 January 1920 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. She was married to Hank Green and Irving Lein. She died on 25 August 2018 in New York, New York, USA.

Sarah Catherine Young was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on April 19, 1992 to parents Christine (Groholske) and Wayne Young. She is a Los Angeles-based film, television, commercial actor and stand-up comedian. Sarah grew up in Battle Creek, Michigan, a city that perpetually smells like Frosted Flakes. Her time in Michigan was spent mostly eating said cereal, staying in school only to participate in theatre, and subsequently planning her eventual escape to Los Angeles (with a quick detour to Lowell, Massachusetts for a collegiate stint). She is a full-time SAG-eligible actor with a list of credits that have allowed her to showcase her comedic talents. Becoming "Marty" for the award-winning indie flick Fatty was not incredibly far off from her actual high school experience. Her characters in the short films such as Eat Me and The Amazing Degenerates are merely an extension of her, as she is not that far off from the underdog. Sarah is a fearless comedian, taking no prisoners in her recent stand-up routine centered around the harsh realities of dating in Los Angeles, and having a dad who gets more action than she does. An Intermediate-level Groundlings student, Sarah is constantly honing her craft and exploring the world of comedy. Sarah is known for her roles as Cassidy in "Catfish: The Untold Stories" (2015), Marty Driscoll in "Fatty" (2014), and Carey, in "Cherry Red Kiss" (2014). Sarah writes, directs, and stars in her self-produced web series "Sarah in Sixty".

Sarah lives in Los Angeles with her oldest sister, and her cat Joe.

Byron Paul was born on 20 April 1920 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Jane Froman Show (1952), The Julius LaRosa Show (1955) and Playhouse 90 (1956). He died on 24 September 2004 in Santa Rosa, California, USA.

Fred Sanborn was born on 23 November 1899 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Soup to Nuts (1930), Night Club Girl (1945) and Crazy House (1943). He died on 9 March 1961 in Cupertino, California, USA.

Peggy Glenn is an accidental, grateful and joyful actor. After retiring from 30 years in the book business, a chance meeting with a music pal led to her being asked to "act" in a music video as a cafe patron, which opened the door to Central Casting for background acting, which connected her with brilliant and talented students at many LA-area film schools, which led to improv classes at ComedySportz in LA, which led to commercials, which led to voice acting, which led to . . . the next happy accident on purpose. An accomplished entrepreneur, a veteran public speaker and speaker trainer, she's never met a camera or microphone she didn't love immediately.

Wesley C. Miller was born on 27 December 1894 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. Wesley is known for Forbidden Planet (1956), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). Wesley died on 19 April 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Sylvia Hitchcock Carson was born on 31 January 1946 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. She was married to William Carson. She died on 16 August 2015 in Lake Wales, Florida, USA.

Chandler Sprague was born on 26 May 1886 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Always (1989), A Guy Named Joe (1943) and Menace (1934). He was married to Myrna P.. He died on 15 November 1955 in Sacramento, California, USA.

Jon DiVito is an American actor and producer, born on January 2, 1968, in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He grew up in Atkinson, New Hampshire, and has long been a resident of central Massachusetts.

Before his career in the entertainment industry, DiVito was involved in athletics, playing football at Central Catholic High School and later at the University of Rhode Island. He stands 6 feet 4 inches tall. He is married to Dr. Cheryl DiVito, and the couple has four children. He is known to be an avid Boston Red Sox fan and has been involved in philanthropic efforts, including mentoring for the Big Brother/Big Sister program. Career in Entertainment DiVito’s professional career in film and television began in 2010. His work is characterized by a blend of independent projects and background roles in major Hollywood productions filmed in the New England region.

His screen debut was in the 2010 film Breakdance Academy, where he played an Assistant Coach. Over the years, he has appeared in various television movies such as The March Sisters at Christmas (2012) and Sexting in Suburbia (2012). More recently, he has appeared in uncredited roles in high-profile films like Don't Look Up (2021), The Holdovers (2023), The Instigators (2024), and Salem's Lot (2024). He also had a role in the Showtime series Dexter: New Blood. He has occasionally collaborated on-screen with his son, actor Matt DiVito.

He served as an executive producer for the 2010 independent comedy Breakdance Academy.

Since 2020, he has hosted The Jon DiVito Show.

Kurt Bergeron was born on 28 June 1979 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and production designer, known for Free Guy (2021), Patriots Day (2016) and In Your Eyes (2014).

Louis Alter was born on 18 June 1902 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. He was a composer, known for The Godfather (1972), Café Society (2016) and The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936). He died on 5 November 1980 in New York City, New York, USA.

Arthur Hurley was born on 13 April 1873 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Curses (1930), Die Königsloge (1929) and Apartment Hunting (1929). He died on 2 November 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Amy MacDonald was born in 1965 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. She is known for WordGirl (2007), Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995) and The Dick & Paula Celebrity Special (1999).

Keith Thomas Brown was born on 11 May 1977 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for The Red Brick Road (2003), Mutual Admiration Society (2002) and American Backwoods: Slew Hampshire (2013).

Jeff Eveleth was born on 28 January 1972 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for 2081 (2009), Extreme Dating (2004) and Gerry (2002).