Lamorne Morris (born 1980) is an American actor, comedian and television personality. As a game show host, he hosted the Cartoon Network game show BrainRush. He has worked for BET in the past. He is best known for playing Winston in the Fox sitcom New Girl.

Originally from Chicago, before wanting to become an actor Morris wanted to be a basketball player. Morris studied at The Second City Training Center and was a member of Second City's Outreach And Diversity Ensemble. He made his TV debut as host of his own show HotWyred on BET, a witty interactive tech and gaming show. Morris has since become a familiar funny guy as one of BET’s most visible on-air personalities, with his comedic antics and coverage for many of the network’s top-rated shows. From signature skits like the “The Package” leading up to the annual BET Awards to segments for 106 & Park, BET’s Spring Bling: Fashion 5-0, 106 & Party, Top 100 Countdown, Grammy Nomination Special, and many more. Most recently Morris has been seen as the co-host of the daily music and entertainment news show BET Now with Alesha Renee. He has also appeared in numerous commercials for McDonald's, Ford and as the face of Edge ActiveCare.

Max Greenfield (born September 4, 1980) is an American actor best known for his recurring roles on Veronica Mars as Leo D'Amato, Ugly Betty as Nick Pepper, and for co-starring in the short-lived WB series Modern Men. Greenfield currently co-stars in the Fox sitcom New Girl as Schmidt, which began airing in September 2011.

Greenfield was born and raised in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He is Jewish and had a Saturday Night Live-themed Bar Mitzvah. As of 2011, he resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Tess Sanchez and their daughter Lily.

Greenfield has made many guest roles on shows such as Gilmore Girls, Undressed, Boston Public and on The O.C. as young Sandy Cohen in a flashback. He also appeared as gay college student Michael in Greek, English teacher Mr. Robbins in No Ordinary Family and Ian the coffee shop owner in Happy Endings. Greenfield has also guest starred in Veronica Mars as Leo D'Amato in 2005-2007.

Greenfield's film credits include the indie coming-of-age film Cross Bronx, which won awards at the Tribeca Film Festival, as well as the Cinevegas and Urban World festivals. He also appeared in When Do We Eat, in which he played a young dot-com tycoon who loses everything and becomes a Hasidic Jew. In 2011, he landed a major role in New Girl alongside Zooey Deschanel. BuddyTV ranked him #6 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011".

Hannah Simone (born August 3, 1980) is a Canadian television host, actress, and former fashion model. From May 2006 to November 2008, she worked as a VJ for MuchMusic in Canada, and now stars as Cece Meyers on New Girl.

Hannah Simone was born on August 3, 1980 in London, England. She is of Indian origin on her father's side, and her mother is half German-Italian and half Greek-Cypriot. Simone spent her early childhood in Calgary, Alberta. From ages 7–10, Simone moved through three continents, attending schools in each. At the age of 13, Simone was living in Cyprus, and was working as a fashion model and was featured on the cover of a leading local fashion publication,^{[clarification needed]} At 16 years old, Simone lived in New Delhi, India and attended the American Embassy school and at 17 returned to Canada. Initially settling at White Rock, British Columbia, then subsequently relocating to Vancouver.

While attending the University of British Columbia, Simone received a BA in International Relations and Political Science. In 2004, while at Ryerson University, she received a BA in Radio and Television Arts.

Damon Kyle Wayans, Jr. (born November 18, 1982) is an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian, most widely known for starring as Brad Williams in the ABC comedy series Happy Endings. He is the oldest son of actor-comedian Damon Wayans.

Wayans is the son of Lisa Thorner and actor Damon Wayans. He is the eldest of four children: Michael Wayans, Cara Mia Wayans and Kyla Wayans.

Wayans made his film debut when he was cast in his father's 1994 feature film Blankman playing Young Kevin. He later appeared on his father's sitcom My Wife and Kids as John, one of Junior's friends. He later worked as a staff writer on the series. In fact, the character of Junior was loosely based on Wayans Jr. himself.^{[citation needed]} He appeared in and served as a writer on The Underground. Wayans, Jr. also surprised audiences when he garnered a standing ovation during his debut appearance on Def Comedy Jam. He starred in the Wayans comedy Dance Flick as the film's main character, Thomas.

Wayans currently stars as Brad Williams, one of the lead characters in the ABC comedy series Happy Endings, alongside Eliza Coupe, Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Adam Pally, and Casey Wilson. The series was picked up for a third season on May 11, 2012. Wayans was nominated in the "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" category at the NAACP Image Awards for his work on season two of Happy Endings.

Damon Kyle Wayans ( /ˈdeɪmən ˈweɪ.ənz/; born September 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor, one of the Wayans family.

Wayans was born in New York City, New York, the son of Elvira, a homemaker and social worker, and Howell Wayans, a supermarket manager. He has five sisters, Elvira, Vonnie, Nadia, Kim, Diedre, and four brothers, actors Marlon Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Dwayne Wayans. He had a clubbed foot as a child. This attribute would also be given to his character in My Wife and Kids and his character on the cartoon series Waynehead. Wayans attended Murry Bergtraum High School.

Damon started doing stand-up comedy in 1982. His earliest film appearance was a brief cameo as an effeminate hotel employee in the 1984 Eddie Murphy film Beverly Hills Cop. He was briefly on Saturday Night Live as a featured performer, before getting fired for playing his character as a flamboyant gay cop instead of a straight cop. He went against the script during the live performance. In the SNL book Live From New York, it was stated that Wayans did this largely due to growing frustrations that his sketches were not being considered for the show and increasing stress. He also appeared in the syndicated TV series Solid Gold during the 1980s as a stand-up comedian. After that, he went on to co-create and appear in the TV-show In Living Color from 1990 to 1992, part of a team that was nominated for Emmy Awards all three years.