::Cast::

Chris Pratt

Tom Amandes

Debra Mooney

John Beasley

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Embark to Everwood/////Cast Bios



		Born and raised in Lake Stevens, Wash., Pratt's introduction to Hollywood happened in a way that most aspiring actors only dream of. In 2000, Pratt was working at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company restaurant in Maui, Hawaii, when he found himself waiting on the table of director-actor Rae Dawn Chong. He made such an impression on her, that she offered to fly him to Los Angeles to appear in her comedy-infused horror film Cursed 3, a movie that is notable for the fact that it has no Part 1 or 2. Although the movie has yet to find distribution, Pratt considers the role to be a wonderful experience and the starting point in his career. In 2001, he was offered a starring role as a snowboarding secret agent in the pilot The Extreme Team, which filmed in New Zealand. Since Pratt was the only actor who already knew how to snowboard, he was able to enjoy the slopes while his fellow actors were undergoing rigorous training sessions. Only two months after the disappointment of finding out The Extreme Team was not ordered as a series, Pratt was cast in the pilot of Everwood. Pratt enjoys snowboarding, painting and fly-fishing. His first priority after he has saved enough money is to buy a house for his parents who still live in his hometown of Lake Stevens, near his older brother and sister and their families.

			Amandes was born the sixth of 11 children in the small town of Richmond, Ill. (population: 1,000). A self-described "theater jock," Amandes began acting at an early age, performing at home with his siblings as well as starring in school productions. In 1981, after graduating from The Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University, Amandes set out to apprentice on the Chicago stage. He appeared in numerous productions at such venues as the Court Theatre and the Body Politic Theatre. A turning point in Amandes' career was being cast as Eliot Ness in the television series The Untouchables, and he later went on to star in The Pursuit of Happiness, with Brad Garrett and Larry Miller. His additional television credits include recurring roles on The Guardian, JAG, Spin City, Sisters and From the Earth to the Moon, in which Amandes portrayed Astronaut Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt. Amandes has guest-starred in numerous television series, including The Practice, King of Queens, Just Shoot Me, ER and The Larry Sanders Show. Amandes' feature film credits include Brokedown Palace with Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale, Second Chances, Straight Talk, The Long Kiss Goodnight with Geena Davis and Billboard Dad with the Olsen twins. Most recently, Amandes finished work on HBO's Live From Baghdad, scheduled to air in March 2003, starring Helena Bonham Carter and Michael Keaton. Amandes resides in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Nancy Everhard, whom he met while working on The Untouchables. When he's not in production, Amandes enjoys working outdoors and spending time with his wife and three children.

				As a graduate student at the University of Minnesota, Mooney played Blanche Dubois in the classic play A Streetcar Named Desire. The play's author, Tennessee Williams, made a surprise visit to Minneapolis to attend the performance and decided that not only should Mooney move to New York, saying, "Honey, we need you there," but that she was his favorite Blanche. In writing about her in The New York Times, Williams said, "I have recently seen Blanche played with great wit and pathos by a young actress named Debra Mooney at the University of Minnesota. She made me howl with laughter at my own work." Her additional Broadway performances include The Price with Eli Wallach, the female version of The Odd Couple with Sally Struthers and Brenda Vacarro, and Talley's Folley with Judd Hirsch. She also appeared opposite Dustin Hoffman as Linda Loman in the critically acclaimed Death of a Salesman. Most recently, Mooney played Mary Phillips in Michael Chepiga's Getting and Spending, a timely play about insider trading. In movies, Mooney was featured in Dead Poets Society, Domestic Disturbance, Napoleon, Chapter Two, and Tootsie, again working with Hoffman. Mooney fondly recalls a memorable scene with Hoffman when she caught him off-guard with her improvised line, "I can't act with this," which made it into the movie's final cut. Mooney's television credits include a regular role in Davis Rules starring Randy Quaid and Jonathan Winters, and recurring roles on The Practice and Roseanne. She has guest-starred on the top-rated comedies Everybody Loves Raymond, Will and Grace, Just Shoot Me, Seinfeld, Mad About You, and Murphy Brown. Mooney resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Porter Van Zandt, a well-known stage producer/director, and daughter, Kirstin, who is currently working in the art department for the upcoming film, The Hulk. Even Mooney's cats - Sagamore, who has appeared in commercials, and Lydia, who has a book written on her behalf called Lydia Mewses - are in "the business." While on the set in Utah, Mooney hopes to try snowshoeing and spend more time on the motorcycle her character rides around town in the series. She also enjoys playing the piano and cross-stitching.

	Irv Harper on Everwood Beginning his acting career at the age of 45, John Beasley has made up for lost time by starring in numerous stage, film and television productions and comes to The WB for the first time as the warm-hearted bus driver Irv Harper on the Monday night drama Everwood. Born and raised in Omaha, Neb., Beasley spent the first 44 years of his life out of the acting limelight. A family man who enjoyed performing in local theater productions, Beasley worked as a Union Pacific railroad clerk for seven years before he decided to pursue acting as a full-time career. It wasn't long before Beasley found himself commuting from Omaha to appear on stage in such productions as Boys Next Door at Minneapolis' Mixed Blood Theatre and Two Trains Running at Chicago's Goodman Theatre. In his first year, Beasley's dream came true when he was cast alongside Oprah Winfrey in the television series Brewster Place and his career took off. His additional television credits include recurring roles on C.S.I., Millenium, The Pretender, Early Edition and EZ Streets, as well as guest-starring roles on Judging Amy and The Untouchables, starring fellow Everwood actor Tom Amandes. Beasley's feature film credits include The Gift, The General's Daughter, Crazy in Alabama, Rudy, Losing Isaiah, The Mighty Ducks and Untamed Heart. Most recently, he appeared in the suspense thriller The Sum of all Fears, co-starring Ben Affleck and Morgan Freeman. Of all his projects, Beasley is most proud of his spiritual role as Brother Charles Blackwell in The Apostle, in which he starred with and acted as a mentor to Robert Duvall's character. In real life, the roles are reversed as Beasley considers Duvall to be his acting mentor. Still living in his hometown of Omaha, Beasley enjoys teaching and directing at his newly established theater, The John Beasley Workshop at Center Stage. He also keeps busy with junior golf and tennis programs and fundraisers for the American Heart Association. He and his wife have been married for 37 years and have two grown sons who are aspiring actors.

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