Dave Foley | Kathy Kinney | Wallace Langham


Dave foley
Charity: Greenpeace Fund

One of the true masters of the art of sketch comedy, Dave Foley has expanded his range to become one of today's leading comedic actors. Born and raised in Toronto, Foley attended alternative high schools where he began performing stand-up comedy for a creative writing project. His interest in improv led him to comedy workshops, where he teamed with Kevin McDonald in 1982. They became "The Kids in the Hall" one year later.

Foley and McDonald worked as theater ushers in a downtown art house cinema, dreaming of the day they would begin making their living doing comedy. This was realized in 1984 when "The Kids" reconfigured with the addition of Mark McKinney and Bruce McCullough and, shortly there after, Scott Thompson, to form the seminal comedy troupe.

Their distinct and irreverent brand of comedy quickly earned "The Kids in the hall" a large cult following influencing a new generation of sketch comedy including such troupes as HBO's Mr.. Show with Bob and David, and MTV's The State. After Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels discovered them in 1987, they shot their first television special. By 1989, the troupe had their own series on the Canadian Broadcasting Co. and , later on HBO, where it aired until 1991. CBS and Comedy Central soon after picked it up, where it ran from 1992 -1994. They crossed over into feature film with the 1995 release of Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy for Paramount Pictures.

In addition to his comedic work on the series, Foley is developing an impressive resume of feature films. Dave "starred" in one of 1998's most successful films in the form of a lovable ant named Flik in Disney's A Bug's Life. From the makers of Toy Story, the film traced the bumbling but well-hearted Flik's attempt to retrieve the food he's lost for his colony from a marauding crew of evil grasshoppers. To date, the film has grossed over $150 million domestically.

Foley puts his comedic talent to work in the Watergate-era parody Dick, a comedy in which he portrays President Nixon's Chief-of-Staff Bob Halderman. Dick follows the tale of two teenage girls, Michelle Williams and Kirsten Dunst, who wander off during a class trip to the White House and meet President Nixon. They end up becoming the official walkers of his dog, Checkers, and secret advisors to the President during the Watergate scandal. Dan Hedaya stars as Nixon and the cast also includes Saturday Night Live members Ana Gasteyer and Will Farrell, Dick will be seen in theaters this July.

Dave is currently in his fifth season on NBC's NewsRadio. In the series, Foley plays the seemingly unflappable Dave Nelson, the news director of WNYX, a Manhattan "all news" radio station. New York's Daily News said about the series "NewsRadio stands out - thanks to the sharp, offbeat scripts, a wonderfully idiosyncratic collection of regular characters and fiercely talented cast members who throw themselves completely and sometimes daringly into their roles." The series co-stars Jon Lovits, Andy Dick, Vicki Lewis, Joe Rogan, and Stephen Root. "Dave Nelson is a thinly disguised version of myself, an inept but well meaning, vaguely professional man," says Foley.

Most recently Foley wrote and starred in the film The Wrong Guy which will make its American premier at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen in March. Dave also portrayed astronaut Al Bean in HBO's critically-acclaimed and Golden Globe-winning mini-series From the Earth to the Moon produced by Tom Hanks.

Foley attributes most of his interest in performing arts to such stellar role models as Frank Zappa, Jerry Lewis, The Marx Brothers, Buster Keaton, and Monty Python.

Kathy Kinney
Charity: Project Angel Food

Perhaps best known for her hilarious portrayal of the over-the-top 'Mimi Bobek' an the hit ABC series "The drew Carey Show", actress Kathy Kinney began her career in New York City when she started performing improv at the local clubs. In 1986, her friend, Bill Sherwood, who wrote the film Parting Glances, cast Kathy in the film.

In 1987, Kathy moved to Los Angeles and since then has guest starred on numerous television series including, "Seifeld", "The Larry Sanders Show", "Grace Under Fire", "Dream On", and "Fallen Angels". For two seasons, she played 'Miss Godard', the town librarian on "Newhart".

Her feature film credits include Mr. Jones, This Boys Life, Arachniphobia, Stanley & Iris, The Linguine Incident, The Three Fugitives, Scrooged and Parting Glances.

Besides appearing in many off-Broadway productions in New York, Kathy has been on stage in Los Angeles in Jeffrey Essmann's "Triplets in Uniform", Bob Koherr's "The Dying Art", as well as productions of "The Woman From Samos" by Menander and "Casina" by Platus at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Walace Langham
Charity: "Shane's Inspiration"

Langham, who was an only child, grew up in Los Angeles, where his mother was a costume designer on the variety-series, "Donny and Marie." He became interested in acting at a young age and took his first acting class when he was ten. At thirteen, he appeared in his first commercial, for an English brand of yogurt. Upon graduation from high school, he enrolled in Los Angeles City College to study business, and later he transferred to California State University, Northridge. However, when Langham won a role in the feature film "Weird Science", he put his degree on hold.

Langham currently showcases his comedic talent as Josh opposite Kirstie Alley in the current hit series "Veronica's Closet." For six years, Langham portrayed Phil, the acerbic writer, on the Emmy Award-winning series "The Larry Sanders Show". He went on to make numerous television guest appearances, including a memorable turn as a departing surgical resident on "ER". He also guest-starred on the comedy series "Madman of the People", "Dave's World", "WIOU", "The Tracey Ulman Show", "Murphy Brown" and "NewRadio".

Langham has appeared in a number of feature films, including "Michael", opposite John Travolta and Bob Hoskins, "The Chocolate War", "Soul Man" and "Vital Signs".