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MARTIN MULL (Mr. Rich) first gained attention on such breakthrough television comedies as "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" and "Fernwood Tonight." Since then, he has starred in scores of feature films, including "Jingle All the Way," "Clue," "Mrs. Doubtfire," "My Bodyguard" and "Mr. Mom." Mull is well known to television audiences for his recurring role as Roseanne's boss on "Roseanne" and for his role in "Sabrina: The Teenage Witch." Other television credits include the telefilms "Sunset Limousine," "California Girl," "The Jerk II" and "Portrait of a White Marriage." His eight comedy albums include "Martin Mull and His Fabulous Furniture in Your Living Room," "Days of Wine and Neuroses," "I'm Everyone I Ever Loved" and "Sex and Violins."
KEENE CURTIS (Cadbury) has appeared on more than 40 television dramas and sitcoms, from his recurring role on "M*A*S*H," to "E.R.," "Star Trek: Voyager" and "Caroline in the City" and "Cheers." He has been a series regular on "Touched by an Angel," "Amanda's by the Sea," "Modesty Blaise" and "Strange New World." Curtis also starred in such television movies as "Gypsy," the miniseries "Ben Franklin," "Stowaway to the Moon" and "The Royal Family." His feature film credits include "Blade," "I.Q.," "Sliver," "Heaven Can Wait," "American Hot Wax" and "Rabbit Test." On Broadway, Curtis played Daddy Warbucks in "Annie." Other theater credits include Broadway performances in "Division Street," "La Cage Aux Folles," "Nightwatch," "You Can't Take It With You" and "Hamlet."
LESLEY ANN WARREN (Mrs. Rich) received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her role in Blake Edwards' "Victor/Victoria," for which she also won the New York Film Critics Award and a People's Choice Award. Her other film credits include "Clue," "Bird of Prey," "All of It," "Songwriter" (Golden Globe nomination) and "The Color of Night." Warren's television career was launched when she played the title role in Rogers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella." Other credits include a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in the miniseries "79 Park Avenue," as well as a Golden Globe nomination and an Emmy nomination for her performance in the miniseries "Family of Spies." On cable, she recently starred opposite Donald Sutherland in HBO's "Natural Enemy," and received a CableACE Award for her work in A&E's production of Tennessee Williams' "27 Wagons Full of Cotton." On stage, she won the Most Promising Newcomer Award as the lead in Broadway's "110 in the Shade." Other appearances include "Drat! The Cat!" on Broadway and as Scarlett O'Hara in the musical version of "Gone With the Wind" at the Los Angeles Music Center.
EUGENE LEVY (Professor Keenbean) is perhaps best known for his long-running role starring in and writing for the 1970s and `80s comedy series "SCTV." His film roles include "Waiting for Guffman" which Levy co-wrote with Christopher Guest, as well as "I Love Trouble," "Almost Heroes," "Multiplicity," "Father of the Bride" and "Father of the Bride II" and "Splash." His directing credits include Showtime's "Partners in Love" and "Sodbusters" (which he also wrote), as well as "Autobiographies: The Enigma of Bobby Bittman" (also writer, executive producer and actor), "Second City's 15th Anniversary Special" (also producer and actor), the "Martin Short Show," and the feature "Once Upon a Crime." He wrote and starred in "The Last Polka" and created, wrote and produced the television show "Maniac Mansion."
JAKE RICHARDSON (Reggie Van Dough) starred as Peter in the popular ABC series "Fudge." He recently starred in Disney's "Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves" and the independent film "Little Cobras," which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival. On television, he starred opposite Kirstie Alley in the Wonderful World of Disney film "Toothless" and appeared in the television movies "Fudge-a-Mania" and "Problem Child III: Junior in Love." Guest appearances include "The Nanny," "Hearts Afire" and "C-16." Richardson also created voices for the animated series "Duckman" and "Real Monsters." Richardson will soon be seen in a guest starring appearance on "7th Heaven," starring his friend and Richie Rich star David Gallagher.
MARLA MAPLES (Mrs. Van Dough) made her feature debut in the comedy "For Richer or Poorer." She recently starred in Todd Solondz's critically acclaimed "Happiness." On television, she starred in the Fox telefilm "The Christmas List" and has appeared in "The Big Easy," "Spin City" and "The Nanny."
RICHARD FANCY (Mr. Van Dough) has starred in such features as "Touch," "Til There Was You," "Nixon," "Species," "What About Bob" and "Tango & Cash." A popular sitcom star, Fancy has had recurring roles on "Seinfeld," "Third Rock From the Sun" and "Weird Science," as well as "L.A. Law," "Civil Wars" and "It's Garry Shandling's Show." His television movies include Showtime's "Roswell," HBO's "And The Band Played On" and American Playhouse's "The Last Outlaw" and "Silence at Bethany." On stage, he starred in Twyla Tharp's Broadway revival of "Singin' in the Rain" and had leading roles in "Kind Lady" and "Rites of Passage" off Broadway.
KATHLEEN FREEMAN (Mrs. Peabody) has a feature film career spanning five decades and some 100 motion picture roles. Her most recent work includes "Blues Brothers 2000," "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult" and the family features "Hocus Pocus," "Ferngully: The Last Rainforest" and "Gremlins 2: The New Batch." Freeman made her debut in 1947's "Wild Harvest." She also appeared in "Singin' in the Rain," "Monkey Business," "The Prisoner of Zenda," "Support Your Local Gunfighter," the original "The Nutty Professor" and "The Fly" and "The Bad and the Beautiful." On television, Freeman has been featured on such series as "Married With Children," "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Wagon Train" and "The Donna Reed Show." Freeman is a founding member of the Circle Players theater group and has directed, produced and acted in 30 plays. She starred on Broadway in "13 Rue de L'Amour" with Louis Jourdan, and has traveled nationally in "Woman of the Year" and "Annie," as Miss Hannigan.
DON MCLEOD (Irona) is an internationally acclaimed mime and comedian in constant demand as a "special effects" actor. His screen credits include gorilla characters in "Trading Places," "The Man with Two Brains" and "Born to Be Wild." He was the beloved American Tourister ape in the award-winning luggage commercials. McLeod has also been seen as the lead werewolf in "The Howling," as Quasimodo in "Naked Gun 2 1/2" and as the creature Quato in "Total Recall." McLeod founded the 1970s underground pop group "The Mime and Music Machine" and has toured the world opening for and performing with Diana Ross. More recently, he formed "Electric Gesture," a group combining music, movement and comedy with McLeod's unusual character portraits.
RICHARD RIEHLE (Sgt. Mooney) is one of the most recognized character actors today. His feature credits include "Lethal Weapon 4," "The Odd Couple II," "Casino," "Free Willy," "Fried Green Tomatoes," "Of Mice and Men," "The Fugitive" and "Ghosts of Mississippi." Riehle made his film debut in "Rooster Cogburn and the Lady" with John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn. He then spent ten years performing in regional theater and on Broadway in such plays as "Executive of Justice" and "Glory." Riehle continues his work in the theater today through workshops for A.S.K. and the Mark Taper Forum.
MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG (Gloria) recently starred in the title role of "Harriet the Spy," the film version of the beloved children's classic. Trachtenberg has appeared in more than 100 national commercials and on several television series. Most recently she starred as Maggie in the Bronson Pinchot sitcom "Meego." She was a series regular on "All My Children" and "The Adventures of Pete & Pete," and has appeared on "Dave's World," "Law & Order," "Saturday Night Live," "Clarissa Explains All," and the telefilm "Christmas in Our Home Town."
BLAKE JEREMY COLLINS (Freckles) played one of the comic pals in Penelope Spheeris's "Little Rascals." His screen credits also include "The Fanatics" and "For Parents Only." On television, he has a recurring role on "Minor Adjustments" and has guest starred on "Men Behaving Badly" and "Baywatch."
AUSTIN STOUT (Pee Wee) was featured in the family adventure
"Matilda" and has appeared on ABC's "Fudge." In 1996 he was nominated for Best Performance by a Young Actor in an Ensemble Television Role, by the Young Artist Awards.
