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Pervis Atkins was born on 24 November 1935 in Ruston, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Longest Yard (1974), Melinda (1972) and Police Woman (1974). He was married to Fleta Sharpe and Sheila Shorter. He died on 22 December 2017 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Jeff Mangum was born on 24 October 1970 in Ruston, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Wallet Sized Photo (2019), Curse of the Seven Jackals (2001) and Knock It Down (1998). He has been married to Astra Taylor since January 2008.- Bert Jones is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and The Los Angeles Rams. At Ruston High School in Ruston, Louisiana, he was given the nickname, "The Ruston Rifle." Jones played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU). He is the son of former NFL running back Dub Jones of the Cleveland Browns. He was named the NFL Most Valuable Player in 1976 with the Colts. In 2016, Jones was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
- Curtis 'Snowball' McHenry was born on 4 April 1899 in Ruston, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Robinson Crusoe (1924), Stop, Look and Listen (1926) and The Isle of Sunken Gold (1927). He died on 24 July 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actress
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Brynne Taylor Beams, was born December 22, 1988, in Ruston, Louisiana, to Lana (née Skains) and Todd Beams. She is of Scottish, Irish, and Polish ancestry. Brynne grew up in Winnfield, Louisiana, until her family relocated to Magnolia, Arkansas, in 2003.
She graduated from Magnolia High School in 2007. Brynne turned down scholarship opportunities across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas to attend Southern Arkansas University. While in college, she was on the cheerleading squad, an active member of Sigma Pi fraternity, and involved in both the Theatre and Digital Cinema programs. After graduating in 2013, Brynne attended Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana, to pursue her MA in Theatre. While at Tech, she began taking stage combat classes under Mark Guinn. Also during this time, Brynne took advantage of the burgeoning film opportunities in Shreveport, Louisiana, to gain experience as an extra on big budget sets. She continued to work on sets across Arkansas and Louisiana over the next few years. In 2020, Brynne started the Borderline Problematic podcast with her longtime friend Jenni Santana.- Stunts
- Actor
Billy C. Chandler was born on May 1, 1953, in Ruston, Louisiana, to Preston and Juanita Chandler. Billy first got into acting when he was chosen for special services in the U.S. Army from 1972-1975. He performed in multiple plays and concerts for USO during that time. Upon leaving the military, Billy moved to Los Angeles, where he starred in his first movie, Street Surveillance. He is known for The Outsiders (1983), Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) and Johnny Handsome (1989). Billy earned a B.A. in Theatre from Centenary College in Shreveport, LA. Following this, he returned to Los Angeles from 1981-1986 .
Billy is a published songwriter, musician, playwright, and writer. He has continued to perform and direct in a number of Community Theatre productions and independent films. He has been married to Betty Chandler since October 5, 1986. They have three children.- Jay Martin was born on 15 June 1998 in Ruston, Louisiana, USA.
- Kenny Wright was born on 14 September 1977 in Ruston, Louisiana, USA.
- Actress
- Producer
- Casting Director
Theresa Meeker Pickett is a content creator who works in advertising. When she was a sophomore in college, she began freelancing on sets for movies and television shows in Nashville, New York, and Los Angeles, earning credits behind the scenes as a producer, casting director, and publicist as well as on camera as an actress. She worked both as a blogger and teacher until 2020, when she created the curriculum for the most popular and highly-rated virtual American Girl movie making camp for children during the pandemic. In her class, 645 students created original films and shared them in a red carpet premiere celebration. In 2023, she combined her love of travel and cuisine with her passion for creativity, and she began marketing Howard County Tourism Council Inc., or Visit Howard County, in Maryland. She earned a Master of Education in Elementary Education from Vanderbilt University and a BA in History from Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. She is of Italian/Sicilian (from her maternal grandparents), English, and Scottish descent.- Michael Green was born on 6 December 1976 in Ruston, Louisiana, USA.
- Michael Brooks was born on 2 October 1964 in Ruston, Louisiana, USA.
- Kyle Williams was born on 10 June 1983 in Ruston, Louisiana, USA.
- George Stone was born on 9 July 1946 in Ruston, Louisiana, USA.
- Willie Young was born on 27 June 1943 in Ruston, Louisiana, USA. He died on 27 July 2020 in the USA.
- I was born and raised in the deep south of Louisiana; watching my mother and grandmother create art and healing in the kitchen. My mother could cure heartbreak with a helping of her spaghetti; And her fried chicken could put a smile on even the most depressed face. Speaking of depression, my mom had it BAD. She lived with severe bipolar depression, until it crippled her. It got so bad, that I had to become the primary caretaker and cook for the household. By the time I was 10, my mother was completely bed-bound and unable to function. She was completely uninterested in cooking or even maintaining her own personal hygiene. Her depression had won. So I cooked for her. I learned and perfected her recipes, while I helped her bathe, clothe, and feed herself. And from there my love of culinary arts began. I began cooking for my family, and then they encouraged me to compete in local 4-H culinary competitions. To my surprise I often winning 1st place, with my mother by side when she could handle it. I continued cooking and competing well into high school. I longed for a way to create art that healed others and made them feel better. At that time my family and I were all members of the Jehovah's Witness faith, and they didn't support going to college or pursuing secular education outside of the church. So I left the church and my entire family behind and sought to do it on my own. There were no culinary schools near me, And even if there were, there was no way my impoverished family could afford to send me there. So My passion for food would have to remain a hobby. So I decided that nursing school was the best way for me to help and heal others. I put myself in nursing school, and continued to cook online; Creating cooking videos on Facebook when the platform first became popular. My videos got tens of thousands of views, which further fueled my creative culinary passion. I worked for telecommunications companies for over a decade. Fixing cell phones and internet connections by day; and cooking and learning all I could at night. Eventually I had to drop out of nursing school due to lack of support. But I kept cooking! My mom still struggled with her depression well into my adulthood. But one day she decided to have weight loss surgery. She was tired of letting obesity and Mental Illness control her life. The whole family was proud of her when she had the surgery. Miraculously she lost 40 pounds in 40 days! The light returned to her eyes and for the first time in years she was smiling and cooking again. Sadly though, the same surgery that made her smile, took her life. My mother died suddenly in her kitchen one morning as she went to cook her sister breakfast. A blood clot had traveled to her lungs and just like that she was gone. My world was shattered. My faith lost, my desire for cooking haunted me as pain and loss took precedence. I buried myself in my work in I.T and cooking at home. Eventually I was diagnosed with the same blood condition that killed my mother 5 years ago, and my father 2 years ago. Along with temporal lobe epilepsy and Microcytic Anemia. I struggled with obesity chronic illness for 15 years; weighing almost 400 lbs by they age of 30. And then Covid came, ending my career in Retail Management and Technical Support. All the stores closed and people were afraid to be near each other. With my career over, faith lost, health failing, and options few; I saw myself going down the same road to depression and obesity that my mother was on before she passed. At that moment I decided to make a change.
I left my small hometown in Louisiana and moved to the capital of Arkansas, and decided to enroll in culinary school at Pulaski Tech Culinary Arts Institute in Little Rock. I decided to have the same weight loss surgery as my mother; Despite the odds of developing life-threatening complications. I changed my diet and exercise habits, and devoted my life to discovering and learning about, vegan nutrition, cannabis, psychedelics, and other natural & plant culinary wonders. Once the weight fell off, I started diving deeper into my own sexuality and sensuality. I learned and practiced burlesque dancing, tantra, and Reiki. I became a public speaker, advocate and performer for the LGBT community. Acted in several movies, and a LGBT music video. Things I was always forbidden to do as a Jehovah's Witness. With the help of cannabis and plant nutrition I was able to travel the world with my wife and our two sons, as we hike, swim, and film our nation's State and national parks. I created a lot of culinary and cannabis content, which I shared with my followers online. Reaching close to 3 million cumulative views. My culinary instructors inspired me to apply for an internship with the Ritz-Carlton in Santa Barbara California for the summer 2022. Though I knew there was no way, a disabled black girl from the pits of nowhere would get into the Ritz-Carlton I applied for anyway. And to my surprise, I got accepted! They actually wanted me! So I sold everything I owned, and had to leave my wife and our 2 kids back in Arkansas. I drove 4 days by myself to get to Santa Barbara California for the internship. I worked the entire summer of 2022, learning among some of the top chefs in the industry; and sending as much money back home to my family in Arkansas as possible. I lived in my car for the majority of 2022. After completing my internship with the Ritz-Carlton, I decided to permanently relocate myself and my family here and launch my business Kief Culinary, continue my culinary education, and expand my media career. I've had the privilege of working on several media projects. I've been on the local news several times, acted in 2 movies, a high profile music video,, and I continue to produce my own content. I I'm a paid content creator for several marketing agencies. I've been doing work in the Los Angeles area, hosting dinner parties and catering events in West Hollywood Santa Barbara, and creating content all over SoCal in the Bay area. My goal is to be a Chef/Entertainer hosting private dinners and parties, and hopefully one day host my own Culinary TV show. I just want to make others smile and feel better when they eat my food. I want to show others what plants and natural nutrition can do for them, Just like food changed my life for the better.
With Elevated Intention Chef, Guidance River Moon