Matt Servitto (born April 7, 1965) is an American actor, probably best known for his role on The Sopranos as FBI agent Dwight Harris. He also appeared on all 3 seasons of the Peabody Award-winning series Brotherhood as Rep. Donatello and had a guest appearance on Sex and the City as Carrie Bradshaw's editor. Servitto won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for his work on The Sopranos.^[1][2] He also voiced the character of Sam in the 2002 video game, Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School in New York City.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Matt Servitto at the Internet Movie Database
• Matt Servitto at filmreference.com

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Juliet Weber is a producer, director, writer, and an editor for the film industry. She co-produced films such as Fastpitch (2000) and Unchained Memories (2003).

Filmography[link]

• Secret Honor (1984)^[1]
• Forbidden Fruit (1989) ^[2]
• Lindberg (1990) ^[3]
• The American Experience (1990) ^[4]
• The Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler Within Germany 1933-1945 (1992) ^[5]
• Family Video Diaries: Daughter of the Bride (1997) ^[6]
• Unchained Memories (2003) ^[7]

References[link]

James Manley (born January 4, 1958), better known by his ring name Jim Powers is a retired American professional wrestler. He most notably wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation in the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s. The high point of his career was teaming with Paul Roma as The Young Stallions.

Professional wrestling career[link]

Powers was discovered and brought into the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in late 1984 by Big John Studd who also had a hand in training him.^[2] In 1985, Powers ventured outside the WWF to gain more experience, including two Texas based promotions: Texas All-Star Wrestling and World Class Championship Wrestling where he appeared at a couple of the federation’s featured "Star Wars" events.^[3][4] After gaining more experience, Powers returned to the WWF.

Young Stallions[link]

He arguably reached the peak of his career in the WWF when Powers, on March 11, 1987, along with fellow preliminary wrestler Paul Roma, formed a tag team called The Young Stallions.^[5] At first the team had no name, and the original pairing saw Roma and Powers teamed with Tito Santana in a six-man tag-team match against Don Muraco, Bob Orton, and Tiger Chung Lee on Wrestling Challenge. Surprisingly the team of Powers, Roma, and Santana were victorious, although it would be several months before they would win again. Two brutal losses to Demolition followed, as well as a defeat in eight-man action against The Heenan Family in June 1987 (a match that saw the return of Paul Orndorff to action after a five month layoff to such thunderous applause that he was quickly turned face.

Power and Roma finally gained their first televised victory in regular tag-team action in late July 1987 when they faced another preliminary team, Barry Horowitz & Steve Lombardi. The team was dominant and announcer Bobby Heenan was stunned when Roma unleashed an off the top rope sunset flip. Fresh off of their first win, Powers and Roma were scheduled to face The Hart Foundation on an August 8, 1987 episode of Superstars (taped August 4), they scored an upset disqualification victory over WWF Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation.^[6] The team seemingly received their name by accident when color commentator Bruno Sammartino referred to them once as "a couple of young stallions" thus naming the team.

In October 1987 the Young Stallions became the official moniker of the Powers and Roma tag-team. A storyline playing off of their upset of the Hart Foundation was started as they "stole" the theme song "Crank It Up" from Jimmy Hart, who had intended to use it for his team. Later that month they faced The Hart Foundation in a rematch on Saturday Night's Main Event. The Stallions were narrowly defeated and now clearly had momentum. Along with The Killer Bees, they were also the only survivors in the elimination tag team match at the first annual Survivor Series pay-per-view on November 26, 1987.^[2]

That momentum however seemed to end in January 1988 when the Stallions faced The Islanders in a best out of three falls match in the final bout of the inaugural Royal Rumble. Powers and Roma were defeated cleanly in two straight falls. The team was placed in featured matches on television and at house shows, but most times ended up on the losing end to teams such as The Bolsheviks, The Brain-Busters, and The Rougeau Brothers. Following yet another loss, this time to Demolition on the March 19, 1989 episode of Wrestling Challenge, the team began arguing after the match. Their final televised match was a loss to The Powers of Pain in July 1989. Soon, they were split up off camera without an official announcement. Roma and Powers went their separate ways and both floundered on the undercard afterward, with Powers sustaining an injury that forced him out of action until March 1990.

As Roma began teaming with Hercules to form the team of Power and Glory that spring, Powers began to occasionally partner with Jim Brunzell. Powers had an opportunity to face his former partner in August 1990 episode of Prime Time Wrestling when Power and Glory defeated Powers & Brunzell. For the next four years Powers was featured primarily as a singles wrestler. During this time, he most notably became the first WWF wrestler to lose to Ric Flair when the "Nature Boy" made his Federation debut on the September 30, 1991 episode of Prime Time Wrestling.^[7] While sustaining televised losses to top stars like Curt Hennig, Ted Dibiase, The Undertaker he also defeated Al Perez and Steve Lombardi. Probably his peak push came in June 1992, when he returned after a several month hiatus from television to pin Lombardi and Bob Bradley.

From this point on however he was unable to move up the card and finished up his main WWF run in April 1993 with a narrow loss on Monday Night Raw to Jerry Lawler. Powers had one final WWF appearance in July 1994 when he went up against Jim Neidhart on Raw. He then departed, a full decade after first signing with the company.

American Wrestling Federation[link]

In 1994, he competed for the short lived American Wrestling Federation (AWF) on the TV series Warriors of Wrestling where he was a fan favorite. He also teamed with Johnny Gunn while in the AWF.

World Championship Wrestling[link]

Powers resurfaced in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the spring of 1995 hoping to shed his “jobber" image. He was scouted and then managed for a brief time by Teddy Long as well as being scheduled to form a mid card stable with “Desperado" Joe Gomez and The Renegade but nothing ever came of it. He was attacked and spray painted during a mid-1996 match by the emerging New World Order (nWo). The reason for the attack was simply that the nWo wanted to address the crowd; it didn't really have anything to do with Jim Powers as he was just an expendable body. Just like in the WWF, WCW saw nothing but “Enhancement Talent" work for Jim Powers who finally left the company in early 1999 after being one of the sixty competitors in the annual WCW World War 3 Pay Per View in 1996.^[8]

Semi-retirement[link]

After spending several years in semi-retirement and rehabbing a neck injury that forced him out of the squared circle in the first place, Jim Powers returned to wrestling for an independent promoter on March 9, 2007. Since returning to wrestling, Powers has wrestled for several independent based organizations and has appeared, pairing back up with Young Stallions partner Paul Roma, at several wrestling fan fests meeting his fans and signing their autographs.

Retirement[link]

On Feb. 3, 2010, Jim Powers announced his retirement. Here is the letter he wrote for his announcement:

"First off, hello to all of my fans, supporters, and friends that I have had the pleasure of knowing and meeting throughout my wrestling career. You have no idea how much you all mean to me. Unfortunately, you don't realize these things until you get up in age, and you're not made as accessible as I was fortunate to have been in wrestling.

The other reason I am writing this letter is because I am officially announcing my retirement from pro wrestling. This is not something I just decided to do. For the last few years, retirement has weighed heavily on my mind. Basically, it's taken me this long to come to grips that I can't physically be the performer I once was. I still love wrestling just as I did when I was young, it's just the sad reality that my body can no longer take the abuse, which explains why I have remained dormant over the last few years. Admittedly, I was never a "top guy," although I wrestled my heart out to put on the best show possible for all of you. It's like the cliche goes, without you, there is no me. From when I first got into the business in 1984 until my most major injury in 1998, the 14 years of abuse I put my body through has pretty much left me crippled. From the neck injury I sustained in '98 on WCW Nitro that ended my full-time wrestling career, to a hip that needs to be replaced, to stiff joints, bad knees, bad back, and swollen ankles...my quality of life is almost nill. I used to be able to wrestle for 30+ minutes and not be winded, but now I get light-headed and out of breath just getting out of bed. I have a beautiful daughter, that once she has children of her own, I want to be able to hold my grandchild and be able to get down on the floor with them. I also have some young nieces and nephews, that I want to still be able to toss a softball or football with. I have a gorgeous wife that I still want to be able to go to places as uneventful as the grocery store. The years of wear and tear that wrestling has wreaked on my body, has already taken the ease of mobility, and a painless quality of life. The past few years, my wife, my family, my friends, and even my business manager, have told me that I need to end my career before it ends me. Through these people and prayer, I have finally come to terms with it being time to hang up the boots, as they say in the wrestling business.

I thought I could make a few non-wrestling appearances, but I have canceled them. I accepted them awhile back, because I was hoping I would feel up to it. I am not. My most sincerest apologies to anyone that was hoping to see me. Jim Powers was once on top of the world, but now James Manley is physically broken down and was trying to stay in the spotlight. Sadly for me, that spotlight has faded.

I apologize for the rant, anyone who knows me knows I tend to do it. Please forgive me for not being able to perform for you, or attend any conventions to meet you. It truly saddens me to no end. I love you all, you have given me memories that no one can ever take away from me. If you happen to see me somewhere in my hometown, please say hello, so I can personally thank you myself. God Bless you all, and thank you for giving me some of the best years in my life.

Yours Truly,

Jim Powers"

In wrestling[link]

• Finishing moves
  • Running powerslam^[1]

• Signature moves
  • Dropkick, sometimes from the top rope^[1]
  • Knee lift^[1]

Championships and Accomplishments[link]

• NWA Jersey
  • NWA New Jersey Television Tag Team Championship (1 Time)- with Danny Inferno^[9]

• Northeast Championship Wrestling (Tom Janette)
  • NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ray Apollo^[10]

• Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling
  • PCW Americas Championship (1 Time)^[9]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #197 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1996^[11]

References[link]

External links[link]

Professional wrestling portal

• Jim Powers at Online World of Wrestling
• "Wrestling Accelerator" profile: Jim Powers
• Jim Powers Audio Interview

Dreama Walker
Walker in February 2010
Born	(1986-06-20) June 20, 1986 (age 26)[1] Tampa, Florida, United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006 - present

Dreama Walker (born June 20, 1986) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Hazel Williams on Gossip Girl, as Becca on The Good Wife. As of 2012, she stars as June on the ABC comedy series Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23.

Personal life[link]

She is originally from Tampa, Florida, where she graduated from H.B. Plant High School in 2004. She resides in Los Angeles, California.^[2]

Career[link]

In 2008, Walker appeared as Ashley Kowalski, the granddaughter of Clint Eastwood's character in Gran Torino.

In 2010, Walker starred as Harper Grace in Seven Deadly Sins which premiered on Lifetime Movie Network alongside Rachel Melvin.^[2] Part one of the two part series, premiered on May 23, 2010 while part two premiered on May 24, 2010.

In 2012 she stars as June on the new ABC comedy series Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 opposite Krysten Ritter and James Van Der Beek.^[2]

Filmography[link]

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• Dreama Walker at the Internet Movie Database
• Dreama Walker Online

Frankie Russel Faison (born June 10, 1949), often credited as Frankie R. Faison, is an American actor.

Personal life[link]

Faison was born in Newport News, Virginia, the son of Carmena (née Gantt) and Edgar Faison.^[1] He studied drama at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois, where he joined Theta Chi Fraternity. He also attended NYU's Graduate Acting Program, graduating in 1974^[2]. He married Jane Mandel on December 26, 1988, and together, they have three children: Blake, Amanda and Rachel.

Faison received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Illinois Wesleyan University, in 2002 and was the keynote speaker at the commencement ceremony.

Career[link]

Faison started his acting career in 1974 in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of King Lear, with James Earl Jones in the title role. Faison's next role came in TV, in the short lived series Hot Hero Sandwich in 1979. Faison did make it to the big screen in 1980, when he appeared in Permanent Vacation as "Man in Lobby". A string of small roles followed until 1986 when he played the part of Lt. Fisk in Manhunter. He also appeared in the 1986 comedy The Money Pit as a unruly construction worker. Also that year, he appeared in the Stephen King film Maximum Overdrive. In 1988 he starred alongside Eddie Murphy and James Earl Jones in Coming to America in the role of a landlord and won a minor role in the 1989 Spike Lee film Do the Right Thing. A major recurring role for Faison was as the character Barney in the Hannibal Lecter series, The Silence of the Lambs, the sequel (Hannibal) and the prequel (Red Dragon). Not only did this afford him the distinction of being the only actor apart from star Anthony Hopkins to appear in all three films in the trilogy, but of being the lone actor to have appeared in all four filmed versions of the Hannibal Lecter novels, until Hannibal Rising came out.

During the 1990-1991 season, he starred in the Fox situation comedy, True Colors, with Stephanie Faracy and Nancy Walker, about an interracial couple. He was replaced by Cleavon Little for the second season of the program. In 1991, Faison again appeared alongside Hopkins in the film Freejack, which also starred Mick Jagger and Maximum Overdrive co-star Emilio Estevez. In 1998, he was a regular on the science-fiction TV show Prey. In 2004 he starred as JoJo Anderson in The Cookout. Faison had a starring role as the Baltimore City Police Commissioner Ervin Burrell on the HBO drama The Wire. Faison's role in The Wire was very well received and showed the depth of his acting talents.

Faison appeared in Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns, a movie about a single mom who takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father—a man she never met. There, her clan is introduced to the crass, fun-loving Brown family. Faison played the role of Brown and Vera's brother, L.B. Brown. In 2009, he was also among the ensemble cast of John Krasinski's adaptation of Brief Interviews With Hideous Men playing the son of a toilet attendant who caustically recounts his father's experiences in one of the titular monologues.

Faison played Richard Evans on One Life to Live, the father of established characters: Greg Evans, Shaun Evans and Destiny Evans. He started the role on September 10 of 2009.

He has recently appeared in episodes of Blue Bloods, which also stars Tom Selleck, as an assistant police commissioner. His main film role in this period was as Harlan in the film Adam. He also appeared in the November 29, 2010 episode of Lie to Me. He has also appeared in White Chicks.

References[link]

Quotes[link]

External links[link]

• Frankie Faison at the Internet Movie Database
• Frankie Faison at AllRovi