BIOGRAPHYS

JOHN RITTER
Paul Hennessy on the ABC Television Network's "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter"

A native of Los Angeles, John Ritter is the youngest son of Western film star and country music legend Tex Ritter. He graduated from Hollywood High School, where he was Student Body President, and from the University of Southern California with a BFA degree in Drama.

John came to national prominence as the star of television's long-running hit comedy series "Three's Company," which earned him Emmy, Golden Globe and People's Choice awards for his role as Jack Tripper. He returned to series television in "Hooperman," receiving Emmy and Golden Globe nominations and winning a People's Choice Award. He then starred in the comedy series "Hearts Afire," which ran from 1992 through 1995.

John has starred in more than 25 television movies, including "Unnatural Causes," which earned him an Emmy nomination for Best Actor, "Stephen King's It," "The Dreamer of Oz," "The Only Way Out," "Unforgivable" and "A Child's Wish" -- featuring a special appearance by President Clinton.

He has guest starred on many popular television series and earned an Emmy nomination for his appearance on "Ally McBeal." He can presently be heard every day as the voice of "Clifford, the Big Red Dog" on the popular PBS animated series, a role which has earned him two Emmy nominations.

John's motion picture credits include Peter Bogdanovich's "They All Laughed" and "Noises Off," Blake Edwards' "Skin Deep," "Problem Child," "Sling Blade" and "Panic." He most recently co-starred with Sigourney Weaver in "Tadpole."

He has appeared in more than 50 plays all over the country and recently completed a nine-month starring role in the Broadway premiere of Neil Simon's "The Dinner Party," which won a Theatre World Award and the 2001 Outer Critics Circle Award. John returned to the Los Angeles stage in March, starring in "J for J" in a six-week run at the Court Theatre.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, CA
BIRTHDATE: September 17

KATEY SAGAL
Cate Hennessy on the ABC Television Network's "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter"

Katey Sagal is best known for her role as Peg Bundy in the long-running series "Married...with Children," in which she earned four Golden Globe and two American Comedy Award nominations. She recently starred in the television film "God's New Plan," and currently can be heard as the voice of Leela, a beautiful one-eyed alien, in the animated series "Futurama."

Katey joined Mary Tyler Moore in the series "Mary" and has starred in the television movies "Mr. Headmistress," "Chance of a Lifetime," "Trail of Tears" and "She Says She's Innocent."

Her feature film credits include "Love Stinks," "Maid to Order" and "The Good Mother."

Katey is also a critically-acclaimed singer and songwriter who began performing at the age of five. She was a Harlette with Bette Midler for three years, and was also a background singer for Bob Dylan, Olivia Newton-John, Etta James and Tanya Tucker. In 1997 she released her first CD, "Well," which she co-wrote.

Katey's favorite gig is her real-life role as a mother. She lives in Los Angeles with her two children, Sarah and Jackson.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, CA
BIRTHDATE: January 19

KALEY CUOCO
Bridget Hennessy on the ABC Television Network's "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter"

Kaley Cuoco began her acting career at a young age, appearing in commercials and modeling. She landed her first feature film role at the age of eight in "Virtuosity," starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, and has been keeping busy ever since.

Kaley's television credits include a starring role in the series "Ladies Man," along with guest appearances on "7th Heaven," "Northern Exposure" and "My So-Called Life."

Strange coincidences were on Kaley's side when she guest starred on ABC's "Ellen," where she played young Ellen in flashbacks to the Ellen DeGeneres character. She later portrayed Maureen McCormick (a.k.a. Marcia Brady) in the television film "Growing Up Brady." She then went on to appear again with DeGeneres on "The Ellen Show" - this time playing the daughter of actress Maureen McCormick's character.

Her other made-for-television movie credits are "Alley Cats Strike," "Toothless," "Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman," "Quicksand: No Escape" and the ABC miniseries "Dean Koontz's Mr. Murder."

Kaley's additional theatrical film credits include "Picture Perfect," "Can't Be Heaven" and "Lucky 13." She also appeared onstage in community theater productions of "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Annie."

In her spare time, Kaley is a gifted tennis player, competing nationally in the sport. She also enjoys hiking, running, going to the gym and spending time with her dog Petey - a Chihuahua/Dachshund mix.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN: Camarillo, CA
BIRTHDATE: November 30

AMY DAVIDSON
Kerry Hennessy on the ABC Television Network's "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter"

Amy Davidson grew up dancing in her hometown of Phoenix, Arizona, with the Dance Motion company, and every year they would put on a production. These annual affairs introduced her to the world of entertainment, and Amy became hooked.

She soon began taking acting classes and found a mentor in acting coach Gene Fowler, who influenced Amy to move to Los Angeles to further pursue her dream.

Since relocating to LA, Amy landed a recurring role on the ABC Family series "So Little Time," guest starred on "Judging Amy" and appeared in the Lifetime movie "The Truth About Jane." She also appeared in the feature film "What Planet are You From?," starring Garry Shandling.

In her spare time, Amy likes to work out and shop - although she admits that it's easier to get to the mall than to the gym. She also enjoys hiking, going to Disneyland and spending a relaxing day at the beach.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN: Phoenix, AZ
BIRTHDATE: September 15

MARTIN SPANJERS
Rory Hennessy on the ABC Television Network's "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter"

Arizona native Martin Spanjers started his acting career at the ripe old age of seven when he was cast as Michael in a summer theatre production of "Peter Pan." When he was first cast for the role, Martin turned it down, explaining that there was too much "line load" (too many lines). The director talked him into taking the role, and he was a big hit with the audience. He never worried about "line load" again.

Martin went on to perform as Colin in "The Secret Garden," Tiny Tim in "A Christmas Carol" and Frank in "Cheaper by the Dozen."

Drawn into the entertainment industry by his new-found love of theatre, Martin's talent propelled him into television and feature films. On the big screen he starred in "The Ride," "The Perfect Game," "Max Keeble's Big Move," "Home" and "Evil Alien Conquerors."

On television Martin starred in the series "Daddio" with Michael Chiklis, and had a recurring role in the Olsen twins' comedy, "Two of a Kind." He also guest starred in a variety of television series, including "Touched By an Angel," "The Hughleys," "Malcolm in the Middle" and Andy Richter Controls the Universe."

Martin currently resides in Los Angeles while shooting "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter"

PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN: Tucson, AZ
BIRTHDATE: February 2

PRODUCER BIOGRAPHIES

TRACY GAMBLE
creator/executive producer

Tracy Gamble began his career as a writer soon after graduating from Loyola Law School by writing freelance episodes of "Newhart." He is a practicing attorney, but luckily Hollywood has kept him more or less gainfully employed over the years, thereby limiting his opportunities to chase ambulances. Tracy attributes much of his growth as a writer to his time spent on "The Golden Girls," rising in the ranks over four seasons from executive story editor to co-executive producer. Over the years Tracy has worked on several memorable shows, including "Married...with Children," "Clueless," "Home Improvement" and, most recently, ABC's "According To Jim." But to date his two favorite credits remain husband of 25 years to his wife, Cathy, and proud father of two teenage daughters and a son. Coincidentally - okay, on purpose -- the kids on "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" just happen to be named after his own kids, Bridget (18), Kerry (15) and Rory (12). Tracy feels quite fortunate these days to work on "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" and be paid to talk about the perils of raising two teenage daughters instead of his usual routine, which had consisted of going across town and paying his therapist to listen to him talk about the perils of raising two teenage daughters.

TOM SHADYAC
executive producer

Tom Shadyac moved to Los Angeles in 1983, and at the age of 23 became the youngest staff joke writer ever for the legendary Bob Hope. He attended graduate school at UCLA in 1989, where he completed the critically acclaimed short film, "Tom, Dick and Harry." His first feature film as a director was Jim Carrey's breakout hit, "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective." He followed that up with the box office smash, "The Nutty Professor," produced by Brian Grazer and star Eddie Murphy. He then re-teamed with Carrey and Grazer for the hit sensation, "Liar Liar." In 1998 he directed and executive-produced "Patch Adams," starring Robin Williams. His most recent film was "Dragonfly," starring Kevin Costner, and he is currently re-teaming with Carrey on the comedy "Bruce Almighty."

FLODY SUAREZ
executive producer

Prior to starting his own production company, Flody Suarez was president of Barry Sonnenfeld's TV production company under an overall deal at Sony Pictures Television. While there, Suarez developed and produced the live-action comedy series "The Tick" for Fox, "Secret Agent Man" for UPN and the Daniel Stern pilot "Partners" for CBS. In his two years with Sonnenfeld, they developed projects for every major network. Before joining Sonnenfeld, Suarez was vice president of Development for NBC, where he oversaw production on "ER," "3rd Rock from the Sun," "Just Shoot Me" and "Men Behaving Badly." He segued to primetime series from NBC's communications department, where he spearheaded launch campaigns for "Friends," "NewsRadio" and "The Screen Actor's Guild Awards," as well as directing campaigns for "Seinfeld," "Frasier," "Law & Order," "Homicide: Life on the Street," "The Laugh-In 25th Anniversary Special," "Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story" and over 100 NBC television movies and specials. From 1989 to 1992 Suarez was vice president of marketing for Miramax Films and was responsible for advertising campaigns on "Cinema Paradiso," "The Grifters," "Madonna: Truth or Dare" and "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover," among many others. From 1986 to 1989 he was vice president of advertising for Dell Femina Advertising, where he oversaw the Rolls Royce, Bentley, USA Cable Networks, WCBS-TV and New York Mets accounts. Prior to that he served as director of advertising for Penthouse Publications. Suarez received his BA in communications from the University of Florida.

MICHAEL BOSTICK
executive producer

Michael Bostick is a producer at Shady Acres Entertainment, a film and television production company based at Universal Studios with Tom Shadyac. He is currently a producer on Shadyac's next film, "Bruce Almighty," a comedy starring Jim Carrey. Most recently he served as executive producer on the feature film "Dragonfly," also directed by Shadyac. Prior to joining Shady Acres, Bostick was an executive with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's Imagine Entertainment for nearly 10 years, ultimately serving as president of Imagine Films. Helping manage the slate of feature film projects through development and production, he most notably was responsible for bringing in and supervising two of the most successful films in the company's history: "Apollo 13," as an associate producer, and "Liar Liar," as an executive producer. In 1999 Bostick won an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a Producer's Guild Award for producing the HBO miniseries "From the Earth To the Moon," with Tom Hanks as executive producer. The show was also honored with awards for Best Miniseries from both the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Television Critics Association. Bostick started his film career at Walt Disney & Touchstone Pictures as a creative executive for nearly two years. In addition to developing a number of films at Disney, he was instrumental in the creation of the New Writers Fellowship Program aimed at discovering and developing minority talent. He received a Masters degree from the Peter Stark Motion Picture Producing Program at the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television.