Who is Nancy McKeon?

American actress Nancy Justine McKeon was born in Westbury, New York State USA, on 4 April 1966, making Aries her zodiac sign. She’s had roles in close to 50 TV series and movies, but is probably still known best for portraying the lead character Jo Polniaczek in the critically acclaimed family comedy series “The Facts of Life”, which Howard Leeds and Dick Clair created, and which also starred Mindy Cohn, Kim Fields and Lisa Whelchel. It follows the life of housemother and dietitian Mrs Edna Garrett, the series aired from 1979 through 1988, and won six of its 23 award nominations.

Nancy’s still active in the film industry, although she’s had only two roles since 2010, appearing in the 2019 romantic movie “You Light Up My Christmas”, and six episodes of the 2021 crime adventure series “Panic”.

Education and early life

Nancy was raised in New York City alongside her brother Philip McKeon, by their mother Barbara McKeon who was a housewife, and father Donald McKeon who was a travel agent. Philip was a child actor and radio personality, who died aged 55 on 10 December 2019, following a long illness.

Nancy was only two when she was thrown into the entertainment industry, appearing in a commercial for Sears & Roebuck’s baby clothing. She was 11 when she made her debut TV series appearance, portraying Vikki Mayer in the 1977 episode “The Crying Child” of the crime action “Starsky and Hutch”.

Nancy studied at a Catholic school, and was, upon completing her elementary school education, tutored by professors at an on-set school; she hasn’t attended college.

Roles in TV series

The year 1978 saw Nancy play Ann in the episode “Return to Fantasy Island” of the family fantasy adventure “Fantasy Island”, and in 1979 and 1980, she played Jill Stone in the drama “Stone”, created by Richard Levinson, and which starred Dennis Weaver, Pat Hingle and Robert Weaver. It follows the life of Sergeant Daniel Stone who’s now also become a famous author; the series was nominated for only a single award.

Some of Nancy’s following roles were in an episode or two of the animated action adventure “Thundarr the Barbarian” (voice role), the comedy “Alice”, and the animated adventure comedy “ABC Weekend Specials” (voice role). She spent the ‘80s focused on shooting for “The Facts of Life”, and her next TV series role came in 1995, when cast to star as Annie O’Connell in the comedy “Can’t Hurry Love”, created by Gina Wendkos, and which also starred Mariska Hargitay and Louis Mandylor; it follows the lives of four friends from New York City.

From 2001 through 2004, Nancy played Inspector Jinny Exstead, one of the main characters in the crime mystery “The Division”, which Deborah Joy LeVine created, and which also starred Lisa Vidal and Bonnie Bedelia. It follows the lives of five female police officers, and the series won six of its 13 award nominations.

Nancy’s two most recent TV series roles, besides “Panic”, have been in the 2007 episode “Absalom” of the crime mystery “Without a Trace” and five episodes of the 2010 romantic family comedy “Sonny with a Chance”.

Roles in movies

Nancy made her debut film appearance in the 1978 drama “A Question of Love”, which Jerry Thorpe directed, and which starred Gena Rowlands, Jane Alexander and Ned Beatty; it follows a woman who’s being sued by her husband for their children’s custody, because she’s living with her girlfriend.

Some of Nancy’s following roles were in the 1979 crime drama “Stone”, the 1981 family sports drama “Please Don’t Hit Me, Mom”, and the 1982 romantic comedy “The Facts of Life Goes to Paris”.

The year 1986 saw her star as Cindy Fralick in the drama “Firefighter”, directed by Robert Michael Lewis, and which also starred Vincent Irizarry and Barry Corbin; it follows Cindy who wants to become the first female firefighter in Los Angeles. The remainder of the ‘80s saw Nancy appear in the comedy “The Facts of Life Down Under”, the 1987 drama “Strange Voices”, and the 1989 biographical crime drama “A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story”.

What marked the ‘90s for Nancy was perhaps her portrayal of the support character Bride in the romantic comedy “Just Write”, directed by Andrew Gallerani, and which starred Sherilyn Fenn, Jeremy Piven and JoBeth Williams. It follows a bus driver who’s pretending to be a screenwriter to impress an actress – the film won four awards.

Nancy’s three most recent movie roles, besides the above mentioned “You Light Up My Christmas”, have been in the 2004 action science fiction “Category 6: Day of Destruction”, the 2006 drama “Wild Hearts” and the 2010 romantic family western “Love Begins”.

Other credits

Nancy has four producing and two directing credits; some of her most notable producing work has been on the 1986 drama movie “Firefighter”, the 1987 drama film “Strange Voices”, and the 1999 short movie “A Wakening”.

Some of Nancy’s most recent talk-show and game-show appearances have been in “Home & Family”, “Dancing with the Stars” and “Good Morning America”.

Awards and nominations

Nancy’s won five of her 10 award nominations – three Young Artist Awards for Best Young Actress in 1983, for her performance in the series “The Facts of Life”, the movie “Please Don’t Hit Me, Mom” and another movie “The Facts of Life Goes to Paris”. Nancy also won two awards at the 2000 Marco Island Film Festival, for Best First Short Film and Best Short Drama, both for “A Wakening”.

Love life and relationships

Nancy’s been secretive about her love life since the launch of her career, but has still shared some details about it. She met famous Canadian-American activist and former actor Michael J. Fox while they were shooting together for the 1983 comedy movie “High School U. S. A.”, and they were then in a relationship for three years, including competing in the game-show “Tattletales” as a celebrity couple.

Nancy married American movie technician Marc Andrus in 2003, following an eight-year relationship; they met on the set of the 1995 movie “A Mother’s Gift”. Only 20 people attended the wedding, and Nancy gave birth to their first daughter Aurora on 6 March 2004, while their second daughter Harlow Andrus followed in December 2006; the family of four’s today living on a ranch not far from Austin, Texas.

Nancy’s yet to mention other men whom she’s maybe dated, she’s married to Marc Andrus as of April 2023, and they have two daughters together.

Interesting facts and hobbies

Nancy’s deeply religious, and while shooting for the series “The Facts of Life”, she and her parents were allowed a private audience with Pope John Paul II.

She was amongst the few actresses considered for the role of Monica in the critically acclaimed sitcom “Friends”; the role eventually went to Courteney Cox.

Nancy was cast to star in the 1990 comedy series “Working Girl”, but quit before she could start shooting; she was replaced by Sandra Bullock.

She was interested in martial arts while growing up, and practiced several styles during her teenage years.

Nancy’s followed by more than 100,000 people on Instagram, and has posted close to 200 pictures and videos onto the network, most of which feature her spending time with her pet dog Jet, travelling and showing off her drawings.

Her favorite actress is Julia Roberts, while some of Nancy’s favorite movies include “My Best Friend’s Wedding”, “The Pelican Brief” and “Steel Magnolias”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Nancy’s age is 57. She has green eyes and brown hair, is 5ft 6ins (1.68m) tall and weighs around 135lbs (61kgs).

Nancy’s net worth’s been estimated at over $2 million, as of April 2023.

Who is Rene Russo?

American actress, producer and model Rene Marie Russo was born in Burbank, California USA, on 17 February 1954, making Aquarius her zodiac sign. Primarily know for her modeling career, she’s also appeared in only TV series and movies, and is probably known best for playing the lead character Nina Romina in the critically acclaimed 2014 crime thriller movie “Nightcrawler”, written and directed by Dan Gilroy, and which also starred Jake Gyllenhaal and Bill Paxton. It follows conman Louis Bloom who’s ventured into crime journalism, and the movie won 44 of its 168 award nominations, including an Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Original Screenplay.

Education and early life

Rene was raised in Burbank alongside her sister Toni, solely by their mother Shirley (nee Balocca) as their father Nino Russo abandoned the family when Rene was two; Nino was a sculptor and car mechanic, while Shirley was a barmaid and factory worker.

Rene studied at Burroughs High School, and one of her classmates was future famous movie actor, screenwriter, producer and director Ronald William ‘Ron’ Howard. She suffered from scoliosis during her teenage years, and wore a full-torso brace, and was bullied because of her tall statute, scoliosis and being a geek, and thus dropped out during her second year at Burroughs.

She initially worked as a movie theatre cashier and at an eyeglass factory, prior to signing her first modelling contract and moving to New York City.

Life before acting

It was in 1972, aged 18 that Rene was noticed by a modelling scout while attending a concert of The Rolling Stones; she signed a contract with Ford Modeling Agency, and became one of the most sought after models in the USA.

In the ‘70s and the first half of the ‘80s, Rene could’ve been seen featured on the cover page of numerous fashion magazines, with some of the most popular amongst these having been “Cosmopolitan”, “Mademoiselle” and “Vogue”.

After Rene turned 30, the demand for her as a model began to wane, and she thus began studying acting, and appeared in a number of plays performed at small theatres; at one point, Rene was mentored by the late American actor Benjamin Norman Schultz, perhaps remembered better by his professional name Allan Rich.

Roles in TV series

Rene’s had only a single TV series role: she played the main character Eden Kendell in all the seven episodes of the 1987 adventure “Sable”, created by Gary Sherman, and which also starred Lewis Van Bergen and Ken Page. It follows a children’s book author who becomes a vigilante at night, and the series was nominated for an American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series.

Roles in movies

Rene made her debut film appearance in the 1988 romantic comedy “Meanwhile in Santa Monica”, directed by David Gamburg, and in which Rene starred alongside Richard Kind and Christopher Carroll. It follows a Russian emigrant family as they’re running their restaurant Russian Nights.

Some of Rene’s following roles were in the 1989 sports comedy “Major League”, the 1990 romantic fantasy comedy “Mr. Destiny”, and the 1991 crime action “One Good Cop”. The year 1992 saw her play Lorna Cole in the hit action crime thriller “Lethal Weapon 3”, which Richard Donner directed, and which starred Joe Pesci, Danny Glover and Mel Gibson. It follows police detectives Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh as they’re trying to catch a former police officer who’s selling guns to street gangs, and the movie won three of its seven award nominations.

Some of Rene’s notable performances in the remainder of the decade were in the 1996 romantic comedy “Tin Cup”, the 1997 adventure comedy “Buddy” and the 1999 romantic crime thriller “The Thomas Crown Affair”.

The year 2005 saw Rene play Toni, one of the main characters in the critically acclaimed crime sports drama “Two for the Money”, directed by D. J. Caruso, and which also starred Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey. It follows a former college football star who’s suffered an injury, and become involved in the sports gambling business; the film was nominated for two awards.

Rene took a six-year break from 2005 through 2011, when she played Frigga in the action fantasy “Thor”, which Kenneth Branagh directed, and which starred Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins and Chris Hemsworth. It follows arrogant god Thor who’s been cast out of Asgard, and has become Earth’s (Midgard) defender; the movie won five of its 35 award nominations.

Rene’s since appeared in only a couple of movies, with her three most recent roles having been in the 2017 crime comedy “Just Getting Started”, and in 2019 the mystery horror thriller “Velvet Buzzsaw” and the action adventure “Avengers: Endgame”; she’s once again taken a break from acting, as she’s had no roles for three years now.

Other credits

Rene received special thanks for both the 1998 short action documentary movie “Pure Lethal! New Angles. New Scenes. And Explosive Outtakes” and the 2000 short documentary film “In the Line of Fire: The Ultimate Sacrifice”.

She produced the popular 2005 crime sports movie “Two for the Money”.

Some of Rene’s recent talk-show appearances have been in “Made in Hollywood”, “Dish Nation” and “Entertainers with Byron Allen”.

Awards and nominations

Rene’s won four of her 33 award nominations – a 1999 Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress – Action/Adventure”, for her performance in “Lethal Weapon 4”, and then three awards for her performance in “Nightcrawler”: a 2014 San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress, a 2015 AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and a 2015 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.

She was nominated for a 2015 BAFTA Film Award for Best Supporting Actress, also for “Nightcrawler”.

Bipolar disorder

Rene made a guest appearance in the talk-show “The Queen Latifah Show” in 2014, and revealed that she’s been struggling with bipolar disorder since her teenage years. She was initially able to cope with the disorder, but an emotionally turbulent time led her to start taking medication which she had previously been reluctant to do; she’s revealed that the medication has made her life a lot easier.

Love life and marriage

Rene avoids sharing the details of her love life with the public, but has still allowed her fans to take a glimpse into it.

She’s been married to American screenwriter and director Daniel Christopher ‘Dan’ Gilroy since 14 March 1992; the two met on the set of the movie “Freejack”. Dan has 14 writing credits, and is probably known best for writing the 2014 movie “Nightcrawler”, the 2017 crime thriller film “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”, which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Denzel Washington) and the 2019 horror mystery thriller movie “Velvet Buzzsaw”.

Rene gave birth to their daughter Rose Gilroy on 31 August 1993, and she’s today a model.

Rene’s yet to mention other men whom she’s maybe been with, she’s married to Daniel Christopher ‘Dan’ Gilroy as of April 2023, and they have a daughter together.

Interesting facts and hobbies

Rene loves American sports, with Major League Baseball (MLB) being her favorite; she’s a fan of the Boston Red Sox, and often attends their games played at Fenway Park.

She was cast to play Dr. Chase Meridian, Batman’s love interest in the critically acclaimed 1995 movie “Batman Forever”, however, after Michael Keaton (Batman) was replaced by Val Kilmer, she was replaced by Nicole Kidman.

Rene’s a deeply religious Christian.

She has six paternal half-siblings.

Rene’s allergic to sesame.

She doesn’t use Instagram, but her fan page is today followed by over 8,000 people, while more than 100 pictures have been posted onto it.

Rene’s favorite actress is Renee Zellweger, while some of her favorite movies include “Judy”, “Chicago” and “Shark Tale”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Rene’s age is 69. Her hair’s blonde and eyes are green, she’s 5ft 8ins (1.73m) tall and weighs around 140lbs (63kgs).

Rene’s net worth’s been estimated at over $40 million, as of April 2023.

Who is Robert Patrick?

American actor Robert Hammond Patrick was born in Marietta, Georgia USA, on 5 November 1958, making Scorpio his zodiac sign. He’s appeared in close to 200 TV series and movies, but is probably still known best for playing T-1000 in the critically acclaimed 1991 science fiction action movie “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”, which James Cameron wrote and directed, and which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Edward Furlong. It follows a cyborg who’s protecting 10 years old John from being killed by a more powerful cyborg than himself, and the movie won 37 of its 70 award nominations, including four Oscar wins for Best Sound and Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing, amongst others.

Robert’s still today active in the movie industry, and is currently shooting for the upcoming movies “Hounds of War” and “Hot Bath an’ a Stiff Drink 2”.

Education and early life

Robert was raised mostly in Marietta, but the family also lived in Ohio, Michigan and Massachusetts; he has four younger siblings, their father’s name is Robert M. Patrick, and mother’s Nadine, both of British descent.

Robert disliked acting while growing up, and refused to wear green tights required for his elementary school’s production of “Peter Pan”. He studied at Farmington High School and was passionate about sports during his time there, playing football and being member of its track and field team.

Robert matriculated in 1977 and then continued playing sports at Bowling Green State University, however, as he became passionate about acting, he chose to drop out and began working as a house painter to financially support himself.

In 1984, Robert was involved in a boating accident on Lake Erie; he spent three hours swimming and rescuing people from the water, and almost drowned. Following this, he moved to Los Angeles, California and began pursuing a career in the film industry.

Roles in movies

Robert’s debut film role was playing Deke in the 1987 action science fiction adventure “Equalizer 2000”, while some of his roles in the remainder of the ‘80s were in the 1987 action war adventure “Eye of the Eagle”, the 1987 war action “Behind Enemy Lines” and the action science fiction adventure “Future Hunters”.

The year 1992 saw him play Bad Cop in the musical comedy “Wayne’s World”, directed by Penelope Spheeris, and which starred Mike Myers, Dana Carvey and Rob Lowe. It follows two young adults as they’re trying to promote their cable show, and the movie won four of its nine award nominations. Robert appeared in several hit movies in the following a couple of years, including the 1993 action adventure comedy “Last Action Hero”, the 1994 action adventure comedy “Double Dragon” and the 1996 short science fiction action “T2 3-D: Battle Across Time”.

He portrayed Jack Rucker in the 1997 crime thriller “Cop Land”, written and directed by James Mangold, and which starred Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel and Ray Liotta. It follows the Sheriff of a community in New Jersey who’s just discovered that the city’s a front for mafia and corruption, and the film won one of its two award nominations.

Robert started off the 2000s by appearing in the action adventure comedy “Spy Kids”, the action adventure “Texas Rangers” and the crime action “Backflash”, all released in 2001. The year 2003 saw him portray Ray Carter in the action adventure comedy “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle”, directed by McG, and which starred Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu and Cameron Diaz; it follows the Angels as they’re investigating a series of murders, and the movie won nine of its 30 award nominations.

Some of Robert’s other notable performances in the 2000s were in the 2004 action thriller “Ladder 49”, the 2005 biographical musical “Walk the Line”, and the 2009 war comedy “The Men Who Stare at Goats”.

He played one of the main characters Daniel Kiefer in the hit 2012 action thriller “Safe House”, directed by Daniel Espinosa, and which also starred Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds. It tells the story of a CIA agent who’s been tasked with protecting a fugitive at a safe house, and the movie won one of its eight award nominations. Some of the most popular movies in which Robert appeared in the remainder of the 2010s were the 2014 biographical crime drama “Kill the Messenger”, the 2017 crime mystery “The Last Rampage” and the 2018 crime thriller “Back Roads”.

One of his most recent film roles has been starring as Dr. Cain in the 2022 action thriller “Dark Asset”, which follows a charming man who’s flirting with a woman at a bar by telling her a story about spies and a military scientist who’s hunting him.

Roles in TV series

Robert made his debut TV series appearance in the 1989 episode “Once Upon a Time…” of the family adventure “The New Lassie”, and he only gained recognition when cast to voice one of the lead characters Race Bannon in 24 episodes of the 1996 animated action adventure “The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest”, which also starred Frank Welker and Quinton Flynn, and follows a teenager and his family as they’re fighting supernatural forces; the series was nominated for two awards.

From 2000 through 2002, Robert portrayed John Doggett in 40 episodes of the critically acclaimed crime mystery “The X-Files”, which Chris Carter created, and which starred Mitch Pileggi, Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. It follows FBI agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder as they’re investigating supernatural events’; the series aired from 1993 through 2018 and won 100 of its 317 award nominations. Robert was then cast to play/voice characters in an episode of the action adventure “Stargate: Atlantis”, the short animated action “Duck Dodgers” (voice role) and the fantasy adventure “Lost”.

From 2006 through 2009, he starred as Colonel Tom Ryan in all the 69 episodes of the action thriller “The Unit”, created by David Mamet, and which also starred Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor and Audrey Marie Anderson. It follows the lives of several super-secret operators, and the series won two of its 21 award nominations.

Robert then went on to portray Master Chief Joseph Prosser in all the 13 episodes of the 2012 action mystery “Last Resort”, Jacob Fuller in 10 episodes of the 2014 crime fantasy action “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series” and Cabe Gallo in all the 93 episodes of the crime action “Scorpion”, from 2014 through 2018.

One of his most recent TV series roles has been portraying Auggie Smith – aka White Dragon – in eight episodes of the 2022 action adventure comedy “Peacemaker”, which James Gunn created, and which starred Freddie Stroma, Danielle Brooks and John Cena. Set after the events in the movie “The Suicide Squad”, the series follows Peacemaker who’s just returned home as a free man, and it was nominated for 20 awards.

Other credits

Robert’s voiced characters in five video games, most recently Deuce Williams in the 2005 “The Outfit”, S. P. I. K. E. in the 2013 “LocoCycle” and Coach Red O’Brien in the 2020 “Madden NFL 21”.

He has seven producing credits, which include the 2019 horror thriller comedy movie “Tone-Deaf”, the 2021 crime mystery film “Rushed” and the 2022 action thriller movie “Dark Asset”.

Some of Robert’s most recent talk-show appearances have been in “IMDb on the Scene – Interviews”, “The Talk” and “Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum”.

Awards and nominations

Robert’s won four of his 10 award nominations. He won a 2001 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television, for his performance in “The X-Files”, a 2005 Temecula Valley International Film Festival Award for Best Actor, for “The Fix” and a 2021 Mammoth Lakes Film Festival Award for Cast, for his and his colleagues’ performance in “What Josiah Saw”; Robert and his other colleagues also won a 2022 FANtastic Horror Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast, for “A Place Among the Dead”.

Love life and relationships

Robert prefers to keep his family away from the media’s attention, but it’s known that he’s been married for more than three decades now.

He and American actress Barbara Patrick married in a private ceremony on 24 November 1990; she’s appeared in 14 TV series and movies, and is perhaps known best for playing Barbara Doggett in two episodes (2002) of the series “The X-Files”, while she had also previously appeared alongside Robert in the 1994 crime action movie “Zero Tolerance”.

Barbara gave birth to their daughter Austin Hooper Patrick on 23 March 1997, and their son Samuel Bob Jimmy followed on 18 August 2000.

Robert’s yet to mention other women whom he’s maybe been with, he’s married to Barbara Patrick as of April 2023, and they have two children together.

Interesting facts and hobbies

Robert’s a devout Episcopalian.

He’s passionate about motorcycles, and is a member of the motorcycle club Boozefighters.

Robert took an exhaustive three-month training after winning the role of T-1000 in the 1991 movie “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”; he later revealed that he only slept, ate, worked out at the gym and took vitamins during those 90 days.

He had mostly small roles in the first 10 years of his career, so also worked as a bartender to financially support himself.

Robert’s brother Richard Patrick’s today a successful musician, and is a member of the rock ‘n’ roll bands Nine Inch Nails and Filter.

One of Robert’s favorite actors is Anthony Hopkins, and some of his favorite movies include “Meet Joe Black”, “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger” and “The Father”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Robert’s age is 64. He has blue eyes and short brown hair, is 6ft (1.82m) tall and weighs around 175lbs (80kgs).

Robert’s net worth’s been estimated at over $12 million, as of April 2023.