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David Howard Thornton was born on November 30th, 1979 in Huntsville, Alabama. He is an actor known for work in stage, film, and voice over. He is best known for his roles as Grandpa Who in the 1st- 5th national tours of "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical", the voice of Shizoku and others in the video game "Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom", The Joker in the YouTube series "Nightwing Escalation", and Art the Clown in the film "Terrifier." (credit: IMDB) We welcome David to chat with us about his cult film, Terrifier, where he has brought to life Art the Clown for the horror genre. He has been busy this year travleing for horror cons and prepping for the sequel to the film, Terrifier.

Emerson Collins is an actor, producer and TV personality who currently stars on BRAVO’s newest hit social series The People’s Couch, writes as a regular contributor to the Dallas Voice and hosts The Del & Emerson Show, UBN Radio’s number one weekly show. Emerson produced and starred in Southern Baptist Sissies, the film of the play by Del Shores, with Leslie Jordan, Dale Dickey, Bobbie Eakes and Willam Belli.  The film played 28 film festivals, winning 15 awards including 9 Audience Awards and one for Emerson as "Best Actor in a Feature Film" from the Red Dirt International Film Festival.  The film was produced through Emerson's company Beard Collins Shores Productions and played in independent theaters in fifteen cities and is now available on DVD, Amazon and iTunes.  As an actor, Emerson is also known for his work as “Max” in Del Shores’Sordid Lives: The Series.  Emerson co-produced the twelve-episode television series for domestic distribution with LOGO and IMG International for distribution and successful syndication in seventeen foreign markets.  He also produced the New York City, Los Angeles and Palm Springs premieres of the series in conjunction with The Trevor Project and Outfest. For full biography, click HERE!

From Stand-Up Comic to YouTube sensation, Jason Farone is an American comedian, personality, and host, known for his brilliant wit, lighting fast delivery, and hilariously sharp social criticism. Currently, Jason regularly produces funny videos for Social Media audiences internationally as well as daily LIVE streaming broadcasts. Subscribe to him at YouTube.com/JasonFarone, follow him on Twitter @jasonfarone, and watch him play live on Periscope!

The LGBT world has evolved so much over the past few years with topics such as gay marriage, transgender talks, human rights, adoption and overall acceptance that we are all one.  On the heels of the interview with Diane Sawyer, Bruce Jenner publically came out as a transgender woman gaining over 30  million viewers.  Daytime's "The Bold and the Beautiful" has taken on the transgender world by revealing in a shocking twist that a character is a transgender woman.  Laverne Cox is leading the way with her story and Daytime Emmy win this weekend for "The T Word," a docu-series about the transgender community.  Tonight, I sit down with David O'Quinn, author of "Who I Am, What I Want," to talk about his new book about transgender love along with David's very own personal story and announcement regarding this very topic.  Not only is this topic important to David, but I am lucky to call David a friend. To buy David's book, be sure to click HERE and follow David on Twitter HERE.

SAMANTHA is best known for her beloved voice-over work as the speaking voices of "Jem" and "Jerrica" on the wildly popular cartoon series "Jem and the holograms".   Samantha just landed a truly outrageous cameo for the live action feature film version on Jem and the holograms directed by Jon Chu; and starring "Aubrey Peeples" as "Jem". cast also includes "Molly Ringwald" and "Juliette Lewis".  JEM THE MOVIE opens October 2015. Samantha also has her own music available at her website below. We highly suggest you check out her style and download her music too in support of Jem and Samantha. http://www.samanthanewark.com/ As a teenager, Sam became one of the most sought-after voice-over talents in mainstream television. Her work on "Jem" and voice-over roles on the original "Transformers" cartoon as the voices of "Ariel" the Pink Robot and the annoying school girl "Elise Presser" and the voice of the Zamojin Empress thrust her into a type of international fame that has produced a serious cult following that persists to this day. She played the British voice of Peter Pan's mother in the classic Steven Spielberg film "Hook" as well as lending her voice talent to many radio and tv projects while writing and performing her original music as a solo recording artist in Los Angeles and Nashville TN. Now residing in Dallas Texas, Sam maintains an avid rapport with her fans of "Jem and the Holograms" and "Transformers" and is invited to appear at pop-culture festivals all over the world.