Members of the SAG/AFTRA/AEA Tri-Union Performers with Disabilities Committee

Rick Boggs has appeared in over 35 television commercials, as well as various films, TV shows, and stage plays, dozens of radio ads, years of innovative radio programs, and multiple music performances. As a motivational speaker, Rick has addressed tens of thousands of people across the US, speaking on topics that include diversity and equal opportunity employment, corporate culture and team building attitudes, and eliminating unintended, negative impacts in support services. Rick has co-produced the Media Access Awards for three consecutive years, at the request of the California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. He currently serves as a board member of the Blind Children’s Center, Music To The Rescue, and the Consumer Advisory Board of KCET.

Nancy Daly (National Co-Chair, AEA) -- Biography on separate page attached.
Bryan Dilbeck has been seen in television and film productions including: The Heartbreak Kid, The King of Queens, Mild Bunch, I’m With Stupid, The Ringer, The X Files, Roadrunners, and on the producer crew for Stuck on You. Bryan is currently putting together a television project for teens and working on a production with director Fred Wolf, from Adam Sandler films, and on a production with Peter Farrelly on a new upcoming TV show.

Gene Feldman has appeared in the Farrelly Brothers comedy Stuck on You. As a comic, Gene has performed at The Comedy Store, The Improv and The Laugh Factory. He has appeared in national and European commercials. Gene is also a lawyer and disability rights advocate in Los Angeles.

Tobias Forrest received a C5 spinal injury in 1998, after diving into shallow water. After the accident, he found acting as his creative force and moved to LA in 2003 to pursue the gift of entertainment and became a SAG member in 2007. He has guest starred on Weeds, played Harry in the John Belluso play Pyretown, and has appeared in a national Walmart commercial. Tobias also sings in an original funk/rock fusion band called Cityzen.

Steve Gladstone (Division Co-Chair, SAG), a native of South Florida, received his Bachelor's degree in Arts and Sciences from the University of Florida where he studied music and theatre. He has been working as a professional actor since 1974 on both the stage and small/big screens, and has been a member of Screen Actors Guild since 1979, SAG Florida branch President since 2002 and been a member of Actors' Equity Association since 2002. Steve’s union activism includes fighting for the rights and increasing exposure of otherwise-abled performers. Steve is also a playwright and lyricist whose collaborative work, South of the North Pole, received the 1999 ASCAP Musical Theatre Award.

Robert David Hall (National Chair, SAG/AFTRA/AEA) -- Biography on separate page attached.

Pedro Hidalgo has been involved in theater, as well as advocating for civil rights for disabled persons, since high school. Pedro has also been involved with the PWD committee since 1986. When Pedro resided in the San Francisco Bay Area, he led and helped organize a conference and showcase featuring performers with disabilities. Pedro is a legally blind photographer who has exhibited in various venues in the USA.

Todd Hissong has appeared in numerous national commercials, Industrial Films, and most recently, worked on audio books of the New and Old Testaments. A long time advocate for the rights of the disabled, Todd is a former Chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee for Hawthorn Center, a Michigan facility which provides intensive inpatient psychiatric services to children and adolescents. In service to that organization, he wrote/directed/produced the documentary A Question of Caring. Working with the Michigan Association for Children with Emotional Disorders (MACED), Todd also wrote/directed/produced the documentary Winning Together. As a SAG member since 1984, Todd is entering his third term as President of the Chicago Branch of the Screen Actors Guild and serves as a SAG National Board Director as well.

Henry Holden (Division Co-Chair, SAG) is a 'general' in the battle against the exclusion and negative typecasting of persons with disabilities in the media and entertainment industries. As the founder of Performers with Disabilities Committee for the Screen Actors Guild, he was bestowed with the honor of receiving the Joseph P. Riley Award for his unwavering commitment to work toward the inclusion of persons with disabilities in media. Henry produced an award winning documentary called Look Whose Laughing, a comedy showcase which featured comedians with disabilities, including his own show God Walks On Crutches.

Anita Hollander (National Co-Chair, AFTRA) -- Biography on separate page attached.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan has worked in film, television and theater, and was the first actress with a disability to receive a MFA in Acting from California State University Long Beach. Ms Jordan also works as an acting coach and serves as the Entertainment Industry Liaison for Performing Arts Studio West. www.dianaelizabethjordan.com

Gregory Joseph began acting professionally 40 years ago and has been a SAG member since 1970. He holds a degree in Drama from the University of Missouri. He is also a former newspaper reporter and TV columnist, and profiled numerous industry icons, from Jimmy Stewart and Cary Grant to Theodor 'Dr. Seuss' Geisel and Mikhail Baryshnikov. He has been acting again full-time for the past decade.

Scott Krantz and his alias character "Caneman" stem from Scott’s spinal cord injury at the early age of 18. Told he would never walk again, he was determined not to let this disastrous situation ruin his life. Scott has pushed the boundaries of the meaning “disabled” by becoming an Airline DC8 Jet Captain with 13,000 hours worldwide experience. Scott also hosts a cable TV Show and has hosted an AM Radio Broadcasted Show in Los Angeles. He has a wealth of real life experiences and aims to lead others with disabilities to know that they should follow their dreams.

Linda Lutz has been a tri-union actress for more than 25 years. She holds a world record laugh of 8 hours 34 minutes, and has appeared on over 50 radio and television talk shows as a result. Linda fell in love with acting when she was a pre-law major. Soon after, she started in theater, then film, then TV. She has appeared on episodes of ER, Friends, Space Jam, Chelsea Lately and much more. She has done several films, including Perceptions and A Tree Grows Tall and Then It Falls. In 1996 Linda had a brain hemorrhage, which caused her current disability.

Lynn Manning is an award winning poet, playwright, actor, and former Blind Judo Champion of the World. He accomplished all of this after being shot and blinded in a bar fight at age twenty-three.
Lynn wrote and starred in the short film adaptation of Shoot, by the same title which premiered at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival, and is currently distributed by HBO. Lynn is an active member of The Playwrights/Directors Unit of The Actors Studio West Coast. In 1996, Lynn co-founded Watts Village Theater Company whose mission is the development and production of works relevant to the underserved community of Watts. Lynn is also President of The Firehouse Theater Company—dedicated to involving artists with disabilities in all aspects of the theatre arts.

Jacqueline McCall has been an actress since childhood. She joined SAG in 1975 and is also a member of AFTRA & AEA. Twenty years ago, she moved to Dallas from Los Angeles and sits on the SAG Board of Directors in Texas. She works as an actress, singer and voiceover person as well as in all facets of stage, screen and television.

Danny Murphy (Vice-Chair, SAG LA) is most recognized for his roles in a number of Farrelly Brothers films, including There’s Something About, Kingpin, Shallow Hal, and Stuck on You. Danny is a founder of the Blue Zone Proudctions theater www.bluezoneproductions.com dedicated to the work of artists with disabilities and a founder of www.performerswithdisabilities.com, a website dedicated to inspiring people with disabilities to pursue the arts. See www.dannymurphy.com for more info.

Jack Patterson grew up in a racetrack family following thoroughbred horses around the country. After graduating from Georgetown University, he moved to Arizona where he spent more than a decade working with American Indian tribes and organizations. He has been a professional actor for sixteen years. In addition to acting, he works as an audio/video engineer and editor.
Teal Sherer is one of the founders of Blue Zone Productions, a new L.A. theatre company that nurtures and promotes performers with disabilities. Teal recently performed with Dustin Hoffman and Annette Bening in the Broad Theatre's inaugural show, American Voices: Spirit of Revolution. Teal can be seen in the Emmy Award winning film Warm Springs and currently has a national commercial running for Liberty Mutual.

John Siciliano was born in Pittsburgh, Pa and studied theater at Point Park University. He was injured in a car accident in 1993 which resulted in an amputation of his right leg. John became a national champion in sprinting and went to the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. He came to Los Angeles and attended the USC where received his MFA in Theater. John has appeared on shows such as ER, Scrubs, Over There, Days of Our Lives, Sleeper Cell and NCIS. He has also can be seen as Pokey the Pirate in, Spongebob Squarepants, The Movie. John was the first amputee to be a contender on the season Premiere of American Gladiators this season.

Ann Stocking is Los Angeles-based actor. She is one only a handful of disabled people to ever be accepted into, and graduate from a major acting program in the U.S. She graduated from UCLA’s Master of Fine Arts, Acting Program in 2001. Ann has performed at some of Los Angeles’ finest theatres, including the Mark Taper Forum, the Falcon Theatre, the Geffen Playhouse, The Open Fist, and the Theatre @ Boston Court , in addition to performing her solo work at the REDCAT theatre in the new Disney Concert Hall. She has appeared in television and film, including Stuck on You directed by the Farrelly Brothers and in the WB series Twins.

Amy Threet (Vice-Chair, SAG NY) studied acting at Circle in the Square and became a tri-union member after participating at the Oregon Shakespearean Festival. As a member, she served on the SAG Ethnic Employment Opportunities Committee while working as an actor, dancer and social worker. Amy also danced with the Alvin Ailey Dance Troop. In 1997, Amy was suddenly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, which later prompted her activism with the PWD Committee. She often writes about disability issues and the arts.

Alan Toy is an Associate Director of UCLA’s Center for Neighborhood Knowledge where he creates and runs internet mapping projects, such as LILA (Living Independently in Los Angeles), which assists Los Angeles residents with disabilities in their day-to-day independent living needs. His work over the years includes policy and legislative affairs advocate for the Westside Center for Independent Living, community organizer for the Los Angeles Homecare Workers Union and legislative analyst for Access Services, Inc., Los Angeles County’s paratransit agency. He is a dedicated civil rights activist and is currently president of the ACLU of Southern California. Alan has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows as an actor, including The Aviator, Brothers and Sisters, Alias, Beverly Hills, 90210, Kansas and Matlock.” He has a Masters degree in Urban Planning from UCLA and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Cal Arts.

Danny Woodburn is a versatile entertainer on stage, film, television, and the comedy club circuit and has become a fixture of American television with frequent appearances on some of today’s most popular shows. A veteran of over 120 television appearances with regular and reoccurring roles on Seinfeld, Tracy Takes On..., Murder, She Wrote, Becker, Charmed, Baywatch, Passions. Other guest appearances include: Men in Trees, Monk, Bones, CSI, 8 Simple Rules, Hope and Faith, Veronica’s Closet. More than a dozen feature credits include the much anticipated Watchmen releasing 03-06-09.