Elgin

Chelsea Jean Brummet is an American actress and singer and known for her work on Nickelodeon's All That. Although Brummet at first lived in Hawthorn... Woods, Illinois, she moved to Phoenix, Arizona when she was 9. After the move, she became involved in children's theatre and voice lessons. Besides All That, Brummet has guest starred on Gilmore Girls , What I Like About You , Drake & Josh, and The War at Home . She also starred in the 2008 movie, Sweet Sixteen, as Nikki Martinez. She's written with great writers such as Holly Lindin , and is a songwriter and singer herself. Brummet released her first music video in September 2007 entitled "Nothing Day". She has two older brothers — including professional skateboarder Dayne Brummet — and one younger brother. She stands 5 feet and 2 inches tall.
more

John Qualen was a Canadian-American character actor of Norwegian heritage who specialized in Scandinavian roles. Qualen was born in Vancouver,... British Columbia, the son of immigrants from Norway; his father was a Lutheran minister and changed the family's original surname, "Kvalen", to "Qualen". Qualen grew up in Elgin, Illinois. His acting career began when he was at Northwestern University which he attended on a scholarship from having won an oratory contest. Eventually making it to Broadway, he got his big break as the Swedish janitor in Elmer Rice's Street Scene. His movie career began when he recreated the role in the film version. This was followed by his appearance in John Ford's Arrowsmith which began a more than thirty year membership in the director's "stock company", with important supporting roles in The Searchers , Two Rode Together and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Cheyenne Autumn.
more

Daniel Michael Andriano is the bassist and co-vocalist of the punk rock band Alkaline Trio. Andriano is a graduate of St. Edwards High School in... Elgin. He enrolled in a psychology class and left after he answered a question asking where the word "lunatic" comes from. He returned to the college once only to "get [his] money", stating that the course was a waste of time because he already knew the material. In 1993 he and several friends from the Elgin area formed the punk-ska fusion band Slapstick, with Andriano playing bass and contributing backing vocals. He would remain a member through the release of two full-length albums until the group's breakup in 1996. After the breakup he and two other ex-members of Slapstick formed the band Tuesday, which released an EP titled Early Summer and one full length entitled "Freewheelin'" in 1997. In late 1997 Andriano was asked by Matt Skiba to join the Alkaline Trio, replacing original bassist Rob Doran. His first release with the band was the 1998 EP For Your Lungs Only. The band has since released eight studio albums.
more

David Daniel Otunga, Sr. is an American lawyer, professional wrestler, and former reality television actor. He is signed to WWE, appearing on the... Raw brand under his real name. He's a two-time WWE Tag Team Champion, having one reign each with Michael McGillicutty and John Cena. He was the runner-up on the first season of NXT. Otunga was also the last original member of The Nexus and The New Nexus. David Otunga is the son of a Kenyan father, Moses, and white American mother, Billie, both of whom were educators. He is the youngest of three children. Otunga graduated from Larkin High School in 1998, with mostly A-grades. Otunga holds a Bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Illinois. Following his graduation, he moved to New York City, where he worked at Columbia University as a lab manager in a cognitive neuroscience center. He later attended Harvard Law School, and passed the bar exam in Illinois . Following his graduation, he worked for the Sidley Austin LLP law firm. After his niece sent in an audition tape of him, Otunga was chosen to be a contestant on I Love New York 2 and given the nickname "Punk".
more

Kevin Martin is an American hard rock singer who is best known as lead vocalist of the band Candlebox. He also provides lead vocals for the bands... The Gracious Few and The Hiwatts. Martin and drummer Scott Mercado set out to start a band in 1990. Candlebox was formed in 1991 after guitarist Peter Klett and bassist Bardi Martin joined them. They gained a Billboard 200 top 10 hit in 1993 with their self-titled debut album, released by Maverick Records. The album's success was largely due to the single "Far Behind," a song written about two of Martin's friends who suffered heroin overdoses. The single reached number 18 on the US Hot 100 and was a top 10 hit in both the US Modern Rock and US Mainstream Rock charts. Candlebox released two more albums in the 1990s, but following several line-up changes and diminishing commercial success, the group broke up in an apparent attempt to be released from the Maverick label. Maverick considered Martin the sole remaining member of Candlebox and demanded a fourth studio album before finally terminating his contract in 2000.
more