After graduating from the University of Calgary theatre program, Juan began his professional acting career in Vancouver, BC. Juan's first booking resulted from winning a nationwide casting search for a recurring role on Bravo's series 'Godiva's.' This led to appearances on various other television shows, including 'Smallville,' 'Intelligence,' 'Blood Ties,' 'The L-Word,' 'Bionic Woman,' and 'Psych.' His film credits include 'The Day the Earth Stood Still,' 'Aliens vs. Predator,' 'Black Christmas,' and 'On a Dark and Stormy Night.' He has also booked supporting roles alongside Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried in ‘Jennifer’s Body,’ in ‘Hardwired’ with Cuba Gooding Jr. and Val Kilmer, and in ‘Shred’ alongside Tom Green. He also took home two Best Actor awards in Hollywood and Las Vegas film festivals for his lead role in the independent feature film entitled 'Zero Hour.' Juan has recently made his foray into the world of directing, completing four projects in 2008 alone, one of which was nominated for four Leo Awards, including Best Picture and Best Direction (www.sharkoutofwater.com). Juan has a BA in English, a BSC in Biology and a minor in Drama and speaks both Spanish and German fluently. Juan’s personal website can be accessed at: www.juanriedinger.com.
Jim was born in New Jersey, and family is filled with actors, dancers and singers. Although involved in theatre in high school, he pursued his degree in education in college, and was hired by The Walt Disney Company. While working Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL, Jim performed in various roles in live shows as well as interactive characters. Jim’s background is in improvisation, and was formally trained at SAK Comedy Lab, and has worked with some of the best in the business. Jim has been seen in dozens of commercials, industrial films, print work, and film. His claim to fame is being thrown through a window for a Super Bowl Commercial, by a bunch of angry brides. Jim now resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is pursuing his passion, acting in film.
Wendy Wisely is more widely known as a stage director and actress, having worked professionally through out the Bay Area for over 20 years, but is thrilled to be making her "zombie" debut in DoL!
On screen she has appeared in various national commercials and industrials, as well as on TV in UNSOLVED MYSTERIES and EYES OF MYSTERY with Barbara Eden.
Although she has performed on stage for over 50 companies in live industrials, her favorite was working with the late Ken Keasy at the 1992 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.
Wendy is a Theater Arts director and lecturer at Las Positas College and Santa Rosa Junior College.
George is an untraditional actor with very little training other than children’s theater classes he took from Wendy Wisely during his time in Junior College. Through the laughter and wonderment of a K-5 audience he discovered his passion and buffoonery in performing and storytelling. Because of this he’s quite incapable of memorizing a script and usually has to improvise the majority of his scenes. He also enjoys photography and film directing where he finds great pleasure in having actors discover their talent by going off-script. George values education as the most important goal for young people, has a man-crush on Edward Hightower, and loves America. His portfolio is available at: www.GeorgeRetelas.com
Edward is an actor, playwright, wit, folklorist, raconteur, horticulturist, singer, sometime dancer and amateur paranormal investigator. Other film projects include George Retelas' Cold Cuts and Me So Lonely, Mark-David Hosale's An Uncommon Affair at Tooting Bec Common, Jesse Cortez's Nashtastic, and Jason Ryder's The Garden Perfect and The Couple. His recent theatrical work in the SF Bay Area include: 42nd Street Moon’s It’s … Superman! (Max Mencken), CTA/Crossroads’ She Loves Me (Kodaly), Solano College Theatre (Max Bialystock, The Producers; Freddy/Philip, Noises Off; Frog, A Year With Frog & Toad), Custom Made Theatre Company (Matthew, The Cotton Patch Gospel; Booth, Assassins) TheatreWorks, Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Edward’s regional credits include PCPA (Carl-Magnus, A Little Night Music; Bill Sykes, Oliver!) and Idaho Falls Arts Centre (Fagin, Oliver!). Edward traded his soul for a B.F.A. from The Boston Conservatory and moonlights as a masked vigilante of marked charm and ability.