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Beverley Elliott

Beverley Elliott grew up watching ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ and dreaming of being on TV. Born in the booming metropolis of Listowel, Ontario, famous for its Campbell’s Soup factory, Beverley shocked her parents in her 20s by giving up a glamorous secretarial career to become a singer and actor. Her path to fame and fortune began with a number of exciting opportunities, including a stint at the Pacific National Exhibition in a theatre sports show called ‘The Stock Report.’ dressed as a chicken. For the past 30 years, Beverley has been based in Vancouver and has over 100 film and TV credits. She is well known around the world for her recurring role as “Granny” on ABC’s hit series, ONCE UPON A TIME. Other film credits include Clint Eastwood’s Academy Award-winning UNFORGIVEN, (Clint personally thanked her in front of billions of people at the Oscars!), SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELLING PANTS, SANTA CLAUS TWO, BYE BYE BLUES and WHO’S HARRY CRUMB. Beverley has also been a TV series regular in MYSTERIOUS WAYS, HARPERS ISLAND, HOPE ISLAND, KINGDOM HOSPITAL, and BORDERTOWN. Lately she has starred in a string of HALLMARK and LIFETIME movies. In addition to her film and TV work, Beverley is a successful singer and songwriter. She describes her music as earthy, inspiring folk with a pop twist. Beverley has released four CDs: Yellow Dress (solo), The Sweetest Day (with her group, August) and two children’s CDs – Dream Child and Magic Carpet Ride. Her children’s CDs have been used to soothe sick kids at children’s health care facilities including Ronald McDonald House and Canuck Place. Her brand new CD Sunday Morning, will be available soon. Beverley performs regularly in concert, at festivals and at benefits. She was seen at the 2010 Olympics and Paralympics bouncing around and entertaining children with her group, ‘Beverley and the Billionaires.’ Beverley is highly sought after as an MC. She has hosted large events including the 2014 Vancouver Leo Awards, the 2012 Ontario Practical Nurses Convention in Toronto and many others. Her comedic songs about the Vancouver film industry brought down the house for two years running at the Leo Awards.

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Raphael Sbarge

Born into a theatrical family in New York City (his mother, a Broadway costume designer; his father, a writer, painter and filmmaker), he was named after the painter Raphael. He began his acting career at the age of 4; doing several episodes of a new show for PBS called, "Sesame Street" (1969), but in fact, he was "raised in a trunk," backstage, in costume shops and rehearsal halls, from as early as he can remember. Theater is Raphael's passion and his stage credits include work on Broadway in Ah, Wilderness with Jason Robards and Colleen Dewhurst; Curse of an Aching Heart with Faye Dunaway; Shadow Box with Mercedes Ruehl; Twilight of the Golds and Voices in the Dark. Extensive regional and off-Broadway credits include Picnic with Gwyneth Paltrow; Booth with Frank Langella; Hamlet, directed by Joseph Papp; and most recently, The Cherry Orchard with Annette Bening and Alfred Molina, among many others. On the big screen, he appeared in over 30 films, including appearing with Tom Cruise in Risky Business(1983), Independence Day (1996), Message in a Bottle (1999), Vision Quest (1985), Pearl Harbor (2001). His television movie credits include Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV) (with Halle Berry), Billionaire Boys Club (1987) (TV), Quicksilver Highway (1997) (TV) with Christopher Lloyd, Murder 101 (1991) (TV) with Pierce Brosnan, Final Verdict (1991) (TV) with Treat Williams, Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1990) (TV) with Paul Winfield, Cracked Up (1987) (TV) with Edward Asner, Prison for Children (1987) (TV), A Streetcar Named Desire (1984) (TV) with Ann-Margret, to name a few. He also played attorney Jake Straka in the one-hour CBS drama, "The Guardian" (2001). In the 2011-2012 television season, Raphael can be seen in the hit series, Once Upon a Time (ABC) cast as Dr. Hopper and Jiminy Cricket. Raphael lives in Los Angeles and New York, where he helps raise his daughter Gracie (9) and son, Django (7).

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